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APRA begins super data transformation efforts

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... choice segment, which so far has not been subject to the same level of data collection as MySuper products. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said the move would finally allow members with choice superannuation ...

Actuaries develop retiree rule of thumb

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... savings - 6% for their decennial age, and the additional 2% - leaving them with an annual drawdown of $28,000. Actuaries Institute president Nicolette Rubinsztein said many Australians can afford to live better in retirement than they actually do, but ...

Super fund adds industry veteran

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
An $8 billion government superannuation fund has welcomed the former country head of Franklin Templeton to its board of directors. Maria Wilton has joined the board of the Australia Post Superannuation Scheme, effective October. At the same time, Jim ...

Industry fund offers bonus on income streams

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... balance if they have invested in the growth option," Atkin said in a speech delivered at the i3 Investment Innovation Institute, Pensions Portfolios Forum this morning in Melbourne. "We believe this will be an important behavior change mechanism, making ...

Chief economist update: RBA rate cut outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... pessimism among Australian businesses and consumers as evidenced by the latest NAB Business survey and the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index. And of course, there was also the better-than-expected employment report. So it's all ...

Chief economist update: Beam us up Scotty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... expansion and contraction. This is hardly surprising and is consistent with the new survey of 1489 members of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) which found that around 59% of directors anticipate weak domestic economic conditions over ...

Chief economist update: Rate cuts coming, but not on race day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... mid-2018. Leading employment indicators - the ANZ job ads dropped by 10.4% in the year to September; the Westpac-Melbourne Institute 'unemployment expectations index' rose by 7.3% (year-on-year) to a reading of 131.8 in October - don't portend ...

Next decade of defined contributions crucial: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
New research from the Thinking Ahead Institute indicates that the next 10 years of defined contributions will be crucial to the development of retirement systems all around the world. The Thinking Ahead Institute, which is based in London, said that ...

Women overlooked by retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... in retirement. "There is a crisis in women's retirement happening all around us," Wood said. Weighing in, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said the review required a gender lens in order to ensure policy ...

No one reads the PDS: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... dashboards had an undue impact on consumer choices, usually above the impact of the actual information provided. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said the report reinforces what the super industry has known ...