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Infrastructure pricing reshaping investment landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
JANA senior consultant Susan Orr recently told the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) that there is plenty of dry powder among investment managers looking to invest in infrastructure. Yet one of the pitfalls in this environment is the impact ...

Industry funds happy SG charge retained

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
Industry super funds have welcomed the retention of the full Superannuation Guarantee Charge following a debate in Parliament. The SG charge is a penalty paid by employers who fail to make their quarterly SG contributions on time. It was set to be diluted ...

No evidence that independence would boost performance: CIFR

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... "Independence also offers a number of other potential advantages that have not been fully explored in the superannuation debate. This includes the potential to enhance legitimacy of a system in which stakeholders are forced to participate but in which ...

Adequacy benchmark to help define super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... mounting speculation about quick fix super changes in the federal budget leaves the AIST disappointed. "There can be no debate that some reform is needed, but we do not support short-sighted policy changes to plug budget holes. The way super is currently ...

Board members lose independence after 12 years: CalPERS

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... principle will be closely watched by the Australian superannuation industry as it works through an industry wide governance debate and potential reform. CalPERS investment committee chair Henry Jones said the principles are the underlying force behind ...

Actuaries re-enter super housing debate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
Unlocking wealth from the family home as a means to fulfill a greater retirement has again entered the public discourse. The Actuaries Institute has released a paper today that backs previous research suggesting the family home is not only a place to ...

Govt announces superannuation's objective

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... is already well on its way to meeting this purpose as well as many of the supporting principles." Illustrating how the debate surrounding the apparent need for a formal legislatively defined objective became conflated with concerns over how the superannuation ...

Reducing concessional contribution caps would hurt: SMSFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... $35,000 for people 50 and over. Slattery says the mooted change in the contribution caps is another example of a public debate about fiscal issues rather than a long-term debate about our future savings and it continues to erode the confidence of all ...

FSC reveals six-point super plan

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... amnesia about what superannuation is for. I want to build a strong case for cool heads to prevail in the at-times febrile debate on tax and superannuation."

Super not for plugging Budget holes: AIST

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... for all Australians, The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has said. Commenting on the Parliamentary debate about reducing the Capital Gains Tax exemption for super funds, AIST CEO Tom Garcia said such a move would hit the retirement ...