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Super playing dangerous risk game: Milliman

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... according to a new Milliman paper. The paper argues that the priority on long-term net returns highlighted in the Productivity Commission's draft report is a "dangerous approach which fails to acknowledge the underlying goals of an ageing population ...

CBA receives top sustainability endorsement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... sustainable companies, assessing them on 10 key KPIs specific to their sector. The 10 KPIs applicable to banks are energy productivity, carbon productivity, water productivity, waste productivity, percentage tax paid, CEO to average worker pay, pension ...

The race is on for offshore investments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... change. It needs to be opened up to choice and competition so we can make it productive and effective," she said. "The Productivity Commission is tasked with this at the moment. We believe if the default system is opened up to competition, that will ...

Insurance in super must be maintained: AIA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... to innovation that provides members with more affordable insurance cover, improved health outcomes, and improved productivity and contribution to society. We look forward to working with the parliament and the wider industry for the improvement of insurance ...

Turnbull putting industry fund governance back on the table

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... members ahead of any self-interest in the superannuation sector." He referred to the second and third stages of the Productivity Commission's report into the sector, due next year, which will "consider alternative models of fund allocation" and "complete ...

YBR lending chief departs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... replaced; instead, YBR lending and Vow Financial general managers will "become more responsible for growing and driving productivity in the lending division." "In line with the previously announced restructure of corporate operations this year, senior ...

Super objective crucial to Commission review

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
The heartbeat of a Productivity Commission review in to superannuation efficiency and competitiveness comes from the same super system that has operated for decades. The Commission will assess Australia's $2 trillion retirement savings structure through ...

Time is up for the static portfolio mix: JPMAM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... ways to be more inventive, more creative about extracting that risk premia." Haunted by poor demographics and weak productivity the report predicts that over the next 10 to 15 years developed world real growth will fall by 25 basis points to an average ...

Do super funds hold AAA rating key?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... between long-term savings and investments has changed, leaning too far to savings. Garnaut said the end of normal productivity growth in developed countries has extended to China in the last couple of years "and that's really bad news." This reduction ...

Super funds lagging on group insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... current system and make practical recommendations to government on areas for regulatory reform, including through the Productivity Commission's inquiry."