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Catholic Super chief addresses climate conference

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
Catholic Super chief executive and Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) chair Frank Pegan said global investors are acting on climate by pressing policymakers, fund managers and companies on the issue.

US Fed cleared for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
As fate or coincidence would have it, 16 December marks the beginning and now the coming end of the US Federal Reserve's near zero interest rate policy - precisely seven years.

Retirement income to take super centre-stage

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
The retirement income market is expected to increase to over $1 trillion by 2025, according to DEXX&R research.

ING DIRECT inks deal with advice association

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
ING DIRECT has signed a referral deal with one of Australia's top financial planning associations that will benefit customers of its Living Super product.

No change to super tax subsidy measure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Superannuation lobby groups have failed to convince a parliamentary inquiry that the Tax Expenditures Statement misrepresents the cost of superannuation subsidies.

Super funds must ramp cyber protections

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
An alleged cyber attack on the Australian Bureau of Meteorology this week reaffirms the vital importance of chief information officers and stringent security systems at superannuation funds.

Did ECB under-deliver or markets over-expect?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Just imagine a world where central bank actions are dictated by their whims and tantrums and not the other way around.

Super governance saga continues

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has penned a letter to Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer supporting several amendments to the superannuation trustee governance bill.

Australians turning to super funds for financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
Over 400,000 superannuation fund members intend to look for intra-fund advice services to meet their financial planning goals, according to Investment Trends research.

Calls to mandate funds to offer social impact option

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
Mandating superannuation funds to offer their members the choice to invest in social impact projects would have a multi-billion dollar impact on the wider community. Australia just needs to take a lesson from the French, the Community Council for Australia ...