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Superannuation

Holding pattern

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
Both the RBA and the BOJ have sanguine and positive views on their domestic economies.

Super returns fall sharply in August

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
The recent plunge in local and global stock markets saw super fund returns dip but performance is still solid over the longer term.

Super and TPD definitions in the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
Debate around definitions for total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance claims through superannuation funds has again come under the spotlight.

Tech boom drives super to VC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
The success of technology start-ups and Australia's maturing venture capital sector are driving superannuation funds to reconsider VC as an asset class.

Senate hears too many holes for women in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
Several superannuation representative groups are addressing federal parliament with the belief there are too many holes for women in Australia's current retirement savings system.

Janet vindicated

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
Data released last week - the ones that directly related to the Fed's twin mandate of stable inflation and full employment -- vindicated Janet's prudence.

Seniors weigh in on national tax discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
National Seniors chief executive Michael O'Neill believes that under new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull the debate over older Australians should shift from cost to contribution.

Long-term investment under the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
Investment managers have gone too far in pandering to the short-term investor according to Capital Group equity portfolio manager Jody Jonsson.

Super trustees get a handle on retirement income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
Superannuation fund trustees have been provided a helping hand in the constant battle to manage members' retirement income.

Data doesn't justify "recession" headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
If one bothers to look at the latest sprinkling of eco and survey data out of this land girt by sea this week, the picture they paint is to the contrary.