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Government "tinkering" tops super industry worries

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
Superannuation industry stakeholders are most concerned about "increasing government tinkering and regulation," a survey by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and BNP Paribas revealed. "Over 40% of respondents think regulatory ...

Vale Mavis Robertson AM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
Mavis Robertson, one of the pioneers of the Australian superannuation sector, has died. Robertson's career spanned more than six decades in the union movement and then in superannuation as fund secretary of BUS (Building Unions Superannuation) and AUST ...

John Brumby wins AIST Trustee of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has named MTAA Super chair John Brumby Trustee of the Year at its Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF). AIST CEO Tom Garcia congratulated Brumby, who joined MTAA Super in 2011 after ...

Gonski questions concept of board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
Former Future Fund chair David Gonski has questioned whether there is really such a thing as an 'independent' director, arguing that independence is a "state of mind". Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' (AIST) Conference ...

Consumer confidence in super is key: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
The Minister of Financial Services Bill Shorten Shorten encouraged politicians from all sides to "make the right decisions so the superannuation system remains strong, stable and settled" at an industry gathering last week. "Community confidence in ...

Superannuation to wield $6tr muscle by 2030

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
A group of superannuation and investment experts predict that by 2030, local super funds will dominate the global landscape while the self-managed super funds (SMSFs) sector will suffer a slowdown. The superannuation industry in 2030 will be bigger ...

Super for all shapes and sizes: QSuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
QSuper is using individual member data to further segment its default accumulation members based on age groups to provide them with a more personalised super offering. QSuper CEO Rosemary Vilgan spoke at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds ...

Time to rebalance as cash returns fall: Bridgewater

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
Cash returns are likely to fall to below 1% and stay low for a long period of time, according to Bridgewater portfolio strategist Jeff Gardner. In a presentation at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) about portfolio construction and ...

Flight to SMSFs reshape super mindset

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
The exodus of individuals away from large superannuation funds and into self-managed super funds (SMSFs) has prompted some soul-searching among the major players. AustralianSuper and Hostplus will soon be launching "direct investment platforms" similar ...

Transition to transparency, a case study

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
Cbus has become one of the first super funds in the country to disclose information about their directors and board members as well as investment holdings in its annual reports and in its website, Cbus CEO David Atkin said yesterday at the CMSF. Among ...