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SISFA relaunches membership to SMSF trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Self-managed Independent Superannuation Funds Association (SISFA) has redesigned and is relaunching its membership offering for SMSF trustees. SISFA said through existing communication channels and those of new associated partners and sponsors, up to ...

FASEA blame game on in earnest

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... admonishing Labor's decision to attach an amendment to the bill, which she said would have required a lengthy Senate debate. "At a time when access to quality financial advice is so important to Australians, I am extremely disappointed the passage ...

Australia facing largest ever GDP fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... change of policy course and take rates to below zero - like their peers in Europe and Japan." Green said there is legitimate debate about the efficacy of negative interest rates on boosting economies. "They could turn out to be a masterclass in the law ...

Darwinian time for super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... numbers, and the numbers are that larger funds - for different reasons - are delivering better member outcomes," she said. The debate came as Link Group revealed it too was expecting more mergers to emanate from the pandemic, in an investor update to ...

Aussie equities winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... small and large-cap managers have fared during the highs of 2019 and the lows of 2020. The coronavirus crash has renewed debate on the merit of active investing over passive, which had struggled in a one-way market marching ever higher. But not all active ...

Adequacy argument headlines online CMSF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
A debate over the adequacy of the superannuation guarantee has kicked off the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, which is now being delivered online. Having been called off like many other events thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian ...

Will COVID-19 kill the balanced option?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... the market, many were surprised to learn their retirement savings weren't quite as safe as they thought, reigniting the debate around 'balanced' investment options. XY Adviser chair Andrew Rocks took to LinkedIn to share his thoughts on the state of ...

Trillion dollar stimulus debt debated

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
The extraordinary COVID-19 stimulus package is in front of Parliament today, with what is expected to be a trillion dollar debt being scrutinised by politicians. Parliament met today to discuss the government's $130 billion JobKeeper payment, which ...

Pension fund chief executive retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... plans' ability to provide secure retirement benefits, the fund said. "During that time, CalSTRS evolved as a leader in the debate, emerging from those turbulent times with a solid long-term funding plan in place and a benefit structure that continues ...

Take pride in super: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
While debate continues to rage about the efficacy of superannuation as the Retirement Income Review prepares to deliver its final report in June, Rice Warner has called on Australians to be proud of the system. In a blog post to its website, the superannuation ...