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Super funds under growing global pressure to divest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... positive climate action." A number of super funds have recently reduced their exposure to fossil fuels, a sign that the debate and public perception around the issue has significantly shifted since the Australian National University (ANU) caused national ...

Super tax reform on hold for election

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... that every tax change which primarily affects higher income earners shouldn't be automatically ruled out while the tax debate inevitably and continually gets dragged backed to taxes which predominantly hit low and middle income earners," Bowen said.

OPINION: Why ditching the monarchy makes sense in the Asian century

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... Australian Republican Movement provides an opportunity for the business community to consider engaging in the important debate on Australia's identity. Of course, Australian republicanism is a good proxy for Australian identity which is visibly linked ...

Super executive leaves for Mozambique

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
... children to serve at Zimpeto Children's Centre in Maputo, Mozambique, from November. "In my industry (superannuation), we debate about preservation age and making your super last. In Mozambique, the average person is not expected to make preservation ...

Super board governance legislation introduced today

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
... government's superannuation board governance legislation today at the angst of Industry Super Australia (ISA). Although debate on the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Governance) Bill 2015 is expected to be adjourned in parliament today ...

Turnbull expected to dust off shelved policies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... the focus back on super taxes as a key part of the current Tax Review. Super is too important to be left out of the tax debate." AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver highlighted that Turnbull is "known as a Liberal Party moderate - less socially ...

MyPension product to solve retirement income hurdle

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... adequate income to meet the financial needs of retired Australians." Mercer senior partner David Knox also weight in the debate and asked for "a system that is simple for members, that is simple for employers, administrators and super funds." However ...

Retirement income is not one-size-fits-all

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... fund was happy to watch public policy unfold before it makes another move in the post-retirement space. "The whole CIPR debate needs to be resolved before we make too many moves. I'm always reluctant to get ahead of the curve on those things because ...

Government must not mandate products for super members: AIST

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... commissioned research to be released during the conference that will contain "interesting" findings on the income stream debate. "These findings add weight to our concerns that mandating retirement products is a bridge too far," Garcia said. "We continue ...

The man with the golden jawbone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... uncertainty and collapsing markets around the globe by... talking marriage equality and bringing back the Republic v Monarchy debate. Thanks, Tony and Joey. I'm kidding, of course - then again, maybe it's true. The thing is the Australian equity market's ...