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Retirement needs higher purpose: ASFA CEO

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... superannuation is working. "It works because it provides dignity in retirement; it drives the financial system in terms of nation building infrastructure. It's important we commit to the ambitious and aspirational goal that we have for superannuation," ...

Instos consider Aussie infrastructure plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... The Superannuation Opportunity - a forum in Canberra specifically looking at the super system's contribution to nation building infrastructure. Sentiments discussed at the forum included how industry superannuation funds have the platform to deliver ...

Infrastructure investment at risk from default super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... default superannuation system would pose threats to super fund inflows and lessen the opportunity to invest in nation building infrastructure. Speaking at The Superannuation Opportunity forum in Canberra today, Brumby said the most important issue for ...

Future Fund surges to $123 billion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... board includes four women - has given the government the confidence to award them mandates to manage four other nation building funds bringing the overall total of assets under their management to $140 billion. This makes the Future Fund Management Agency ...

Retirement income opportunities begin early

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... Australia, is aiming to strengthen ties between industry executives and the government to better realise super's nation building potential. Kirkland says the industry and government needs a more definitive focus on member engagement across the board. ...

Retirement income goal would solve super's issues: CSRI

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... industry "should know what super is for." "It should not be about maximising wealth or minimising tax or funding 'nation building' projects. It should be about providing adequate income through all the years of retirement for all Australians," Pascuzzo ...

Oil slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... fundamental law of supply and demand. Admittedly in the Middle East these factors entwined with the objectives of nation building and regional politics adds a layer of complication to this but it still works within an economic framework. The chart below ...

Future Fund's morphing objective

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... investment group growing to $130 billion in FUM, $118 billion from the Future Fund and $12 billion from five other "nation building" funds. It ranks only second in Australian sourced FUM behind State Street Global Advisors which has $140 billion. This ...

Government debt is not bad: Sicilia

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... back" to exploit low interest rates and stimulate growth rather than starving the economy of capital to establish nation building projects. Addressing an investment forum in Sydney yesterday, Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia said the federal ...

HOSTPLUS to launch lifecycle option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... directly in the IFM Investors Australian Infrastructure Fund, "giving members the ability to invest directly in nation building projects, at the same time having access to daily liquidity." HOSTPLUS is still in the process of becoming a pooled superannuation ...