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Perpetual grows global equities team

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... targets based on our proven capability and we are strong believers that the weight of money in the Australian superannuation system means allocation to global will continue to increase," Perpetual Investments head of equities Paul Skamvougeras said. ...

APRA-ABS super surveys to commence Jan 2016

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... exposure and risk.". The enhanced statistics should also facilitate international comparisons of the Australian superannuation system, they added.

AIST and Mercer launch new super tracker

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015
... Trustees (AIST) has teamed up with Mercer to develop a "super tracker" designed to evaluate the Australian superannuation system and measure policy changes. In a joint statement the two companies said the new tracker will provide an objective method ...

Larry Fink pays tribute to Australian super system

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... attention Australia's superannuation system has been receiving in the US. Earlier this month the Australian superannuation system was also put up as a policy model the US should examine in an op-ed in the weekend New York Times notwithstanding a compulsory ...

US retirement assets reach US$23tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... end 2013, up 16% through the year. But while the figure, at roughly 14 times the amount in the Australian superannuation system, seems astronomical. It is actually corresponds similarly to our system when you compare population. The figures released ...

Government scraps Super Charter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... purpose of the Charter was to "clearly outline the core objectives, values and principles of the Australian superannuation system." It would be the job of the Council to ensure any changes to superannuation were consistent with the Charter. However ...

Women's retirement anxiety is increasing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... government's scheme that did not. Gender inequity in superannuation highlights a key failing in the Australian superannuation system: it is explicitly designed for people in consistent paid employment, a feature which clearly prejudices many women.

Super charter should be enshrined in legislation: AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... said it supports the formation of a Council of Superannuation Custodians, arguing that, "the Australian superannuation system has matured to the point where there is a need for a body to take responsibility for broad, overarching superannuation policy." ...

Shorten slams opposition's 'freeze-frame' super plans

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... as a disincentive for superannuation contributions and increases the overall complexity of the Australian superannuation system," he said. "This also has implications for attracting and retaining executive talent in Australia and can be seen as a disincentive ...

Stop using super as political pawn: Narev

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... wasteful spending." Narev suggested that this sort of political points scoring was unhealthy for the Australian superannuation system and impacted people's confidence. "Whichever party wins, what you would like to see is a decent enough majority so that ...