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Renewed calls for risk-adjusted returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... like-for-like comparison that focuses on risk as the key metric. The propensity for research houses, the media - and even the Productivity Commission - to use average returns as the ultimate yardstick for outperformance has drawn the ire of some that ...

Super fund turns to food sustainability

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... reduction of food waste through lowering production, reducing the resources consumed; and using technology to increase productivity and efficiency, such as optimising seed, water, and fertiliser usage. It also involves developing more sustainably grown ...

More jobs more problems: FSC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... separate account, while the old one gets eroded by fees and charges." The FSC supports the recommendation of the Productivity Commission and the Royal Commission that super members should be defaulted into a super account only once and should remain ...

Jane Hume to address AFA Conference

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... well as cleaning up the inefficiencies that prevent members from retiring with more money, as recommended by the Productivity Commission. This week, Hume and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced the government will introduce legislation this week to end ...

SG debate puts super in a spin

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... said it was "entirely appropriate" for the Government to commission a retirement income review as recommended by the Productivity Commission, adding it was "no good putting more money into superannuation if that superannuation system is broken, as we ...

NFP funds dominate group insurance market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... the fund's brand, profile and reputation, Rainmaker said. The recent financial services Royal Commission and Productivity Commission put the spotlight on group insurance, proposing fundamental changes to these insurance arrangements. One example ...

Much review about nothing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... Frydenberg's assertion that the Government would launch a review into the retirement income system as recommended by the Productivity Commission." However the former AustralianSuper staffer failed to reveal anything further, leaving many in the industry ...

MySuper eyes SMSF stronghold

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... stocks, property and infrastructure, and 30% to defensive investments like cash and fixed interest. According to the Productivity Commission's final report, some lifecycle products "dial down risk too early," elevating the possibility that members ...

Industry funds could solve energy crisis: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... said industry funds were ready to help the Government address these issues, with "the purpose and capital" to drive productivity and develop long-term solutions "to otherwise intractable problems". "In the event of continued stand-offs on energy policy ...

Superannuation reforms underway

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... is resolute about improving the "well documented" challenges in the retirement system, bolstered by the landmark Productivity Commission and financial services Royal Commission reports. A key focus for the Government now is prioritising the recommendations ...