Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Superannuation

Canadian pension funds keeping eyes on Aussie infra

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
Port of Brisbane has been listed as one of the more recent success stories among alternative investments by the top 10 Canadian public pension funds.

Australian ethical investing continues rise

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
Interest in ethical investment is shaping to continue its rise during 2016 following the latest inflow figures from ASX-listed wealth manager Australian Ethical.

Future Fund awarded sovereign investor of 2015

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
Australia's $118 billion sovereign wealth fund has been recognised for its restrained decision not to increase risk to chase returns in 2015, collecting sovereign investor of the year at the 2016 Central Banking Awards.

SMSFs and growth funds hit hardest by sell-off

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) and high-growth superannuation funds are likely to have felt the brunt of recent share market volatility hardest in 2016.

Minimum withdrawal rates act as default: CSIRO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
Research from CSIRO says minimum account-based pension withdrawal rates are acting as a conservative default that sees retirees exceeding needs to self-insure their financial longevity.

AustralianSuper merges investment options

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
AustralianSuper is closing three investment options and replacing them with two as part of a streamlining process aiming to keep costs low and refocus the fund's investment efforts.

20pct tax rebate is budget neutral: FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
Lifting the superannuation guarantee to 12% and pushing a 20% rebate on marginal tax rates for super contributions would have no effect on the federal budget.

Public sector retirees angry over income exemption cuts

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
Tens of thousands of public sector pensioners are learning the scale of changes to their defined benefit schemes that sees cuts to exemptions for the Centrelink pension income test.

Parametric knows what keeps super trustees sleepless

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
Industry consultant and after-tax specialist Parametric says issues that will keep superannuation trustees awake at night during 2016 include regulation, post-retirement solutions, and immunising members against market volatility.

HESTA makes first impact investment in affordable housing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
HESTA has made a $6.7 million investment in Horizon Housing, a community housing provider operating in Queensland focused on increasing the supply of social and affordable housing and helping low income earners achieve home ownership.