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Superannuation and debt: Inextricably linked

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
The types of debt held in Australian households shift through the generations, but the amount stays roughly the same - and this has important implications for the superannuation industry. University of Limerick senior lecturer in economics Stephen Kinsella ...

Revisiting the active versus passive cage fight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
The ongoing "cage fight" between active and index managers has a tendency to overshadow some essential tenets of portfolio construction, according to Vanguard investment specialist Mary McLaughlin. McLaughlin spoke at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

PM Capital appoints sales director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
PM Capital has appointed a sales director for the Queensland region. James Noone was previously head of sales and marketing at Financial Advice Matters. Prior to that, he held a similar role at FTS Personal Advice, and has also worked at TAL, Aviva ...

Smash the super status quo

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
Parametic managing director, research for Australasia Raewyn Williams believes the super industry is innovating way too incrementally. Describing herself as an "agent provocateur" to delegates at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super ...

Why it shouldn't be called impact investing

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
Sunsuper trustee director Michael Traill believes the industry has done itself a massive disservice by using the term "impact investing." Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference, Traill suggested that ...

Why ASIC delayed RG97

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
ASIC senior executive leader, investment managers and superannuation Ged Fitzpatrick explained to delegates at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference why the regulator delayed the RG97 reforms. He said the approximate ...

Super funds and weapons of mass destruction

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
Warren Buffett may have called derivatives "financial weapons of mass destruction" but an increasing number of super funds are using them as a cost-saving measure. Milliman head of fund advisory services Michael Armitage told delegates at the Australian ...

No room for complacency: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell believes that while the superannuation industry has a lot to be proud of, there's no room for complacency. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference, Rowell said now that ...

Tracing super back to 1517

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
According to Dundas Global Investors senior partner Alan McFarlane, the true architect of superannuation wasn't Paul Keating - it was Martin Luther. While he admitted it was a long bow to draw, McFarlane told delegates at the Australian Institute of ...

Latin America: the best-kept investment secret

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
With strong growth characteristics and increasing diversification of trade, Latin America's Pacific Alliance presents many opportunities for investors. The alliance - comprising Colombia, Chile, Peru and Mexico - was described as a "secret well kept" ...