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Superannuation and debt: Inextricably linked

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... in economics Stephen Kinsella told delegates at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference that, broadly speaking, debt "doesn't matter as long as you can service it from some kind of income and someone is willing ...

The challenging nature of ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... in Banking and Finance with The Ethics Centre. She told delegates at the Financial Executive Women 2017 Leadership Conference that the challenge of developing the Banking and Finance Oath and campaigning for tobacco-free investment is not unlike her ...

Super trustees need better vigilance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... expenditures" saying that unnecessary costs negatively affect outcomes for members. Speaking to delegates at the 2017 Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF), Rowell said while expenditures such as undertaking excessive travel, full board attendance at ...

Super funds support PRI statement on slavery

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... HESTA, IFM Investors and Cbus have already signed the statement. Speaking to pension fund representatives at the 2017 Conference of Major Superannuation Funds at the Gold coast, PRI managing director Fiona Reynolds said Australia had much to gain from ...

Housing affordability threatens super's future

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... retirement, was commissioned by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and released at the 2017 Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF). It draws a direct link between deteriorating housing affordability and the future adequacy ...

Collective power: What's next for profit-to-member funds?

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... problem solving to ensure longevity and continued member engagement. Speaking at the Mavis Robertson Plenary at the 2017 Conference of Major Super Funds, IFM Investors and Industry Super Holdings chair Garry Weaven reminded the audience of the pioneering ...

AIST appoints new CEO

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... Smith said. The announcement took place at the annual general meeting of the AIST trustees, held as part of the 2017 Conference of Major Superannuation Funds. For the past six years, Scheerlinck has headed up AIST's governance and stewardship department ...

Profit-to-member super funds must restore trust: AIST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST) acting chief executive officer Eva Scheerlinck used her opening address at the 2017 Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) to call on profit-to-member funds to assert the difference in their offering to members ...

Super must continue excellence path: O'Dwyer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... theme of Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer's address to the 2017 SMSF Association National Conference this morning, reaffirming to delegates the government's position on incoming superannuation and financial advice legislative ...

Digital advice as commonplace as internet banking

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... innovation Jan Kolbusz. Speaking to Financial Standard at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Conference on the Gold Coast, Kolbusz said banks and super funds are uniquely placed to capitalise on digital advice, given that "people ...