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Alternatives investors await more corrections: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... Preqin's newly released Alternative assets H1 2023 report. The survey, which included Australian investors, found that hedge funds experienced their toughest year since the Global Financial Crisis, which according to Preqin's All-Strategies Hedge Fund ...

Super funds have the power to make change: Advocates

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
Super funds can better support more Australians in retirement from a diversity standpoint by investing wisely and understanding who their members are, the Conference of Major Super Funds has heard. Athlete and disability advocate Dylan Alcott and Homelessness ...

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... sector. To address affordable housing, the government announced a new national Housing Accord, backed by superannuation funds, to build one million new affordable homes over the next five years starting from 2024. The government will provide an initial ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... great deal less in super. "Retiring with less super isn't necessarily an issue when you are part of a couple and your funds are pooled however, when women retire and they find themselves on their own, having less than half the super of men is an ...

Super funds are lousy at communications: Strategist

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Marketing strategist Toby Ralph says super funds must overhaul their member communications, as the days of arranging cohorts by demographic are long gone. Addressing the crowd at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Melbourne, Ralph ...

Professionalise sustainability within funds: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
A panel on the impacts of climate change has heard how, as ESG approaches evolve, super funds must be conscious of their competency in the space and have processes for measuring it. Appearing at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, UTS Institute ...

Future-proofing the super system: Rees

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Speaking on a panel the first day of the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF), MetLife head of external affairs and public policy Nathan Rees said that establishing an objective for superannuation will help to "future proof" the system. "The ...

Australian Retirement Trust lines up another merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... partner for our members and are very pleased to potentially partner with one of Australia's largest and best-performing super funds," Alcoa Super chair Gabriel Szondy said. "ART is a leading provider of tailored corporate solutions, and, through this ...

Jones to prioritise CSLR legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Regime (FAR), which will put more accountability on senior executives running banks, insurance companies, and superannuation funds. The four key requirements of the FAR force entities to comply with accountability, key personnel, deferred remuneration ...

Inflation erodes retiree savings by 7.5%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... travel and accommodation (15.9%) were the top drivers of inflation, the latest figures from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia show. The ballooning cost of bread (13.4%), electricity (11.7%), household appliances (10.2%), other foods ...