21 December 2009 | The chairman of the Cooper Review into superannuation has adopted an assertive approach in his public comments on the future shape of the industry. However, as Super Review’s latest round table at
21 December 2009 | The year has produced its challenges, but the Australian superannuation industry more than met them, writes Damon Taylor.
01 December 2009 | While the proponents of SMSFs argue they have more than adequately weathered the global financial crisis, Damon Taylor reports the critics continue to have their doubts.
01 December 2009 | Establishing a SMSF may be simple but trustees need to understand the rules if they intend moving offshore, writes Paul Sarkis.
01 December 2009 | Insurance and how it is delivered has not only become a key differentiator for superannuation funds, but also a market imperative for the big group insurers, writes Damon Taylor.
01 December 2009 | This year’s ASFA conference will seek to look over the horizon to define superannuation in the new age, but the ongoing Government reviews will make this objective hard to achieve.
01 November 2009 | The Henry Tax Review may represent a potent political weapon for the Rudd Labor Government but the time has come to remove the uncertainty overshadowing superannuation.
01 November 2009 | Custody has long been regarded as an unglamorous but necessary part of Australia’s superannuation equation but, as Damon Taylor reports, the big custodians are finding themselves in an increasingly
01 November 2009 | Despite impressive campaigns and solid advances, member communication remains a work in progress for most superannuation funds, writes Damon Taylor.
01 October 2009 | The Heron Partnership’s most extensive examination of the Australian superannuation industry has revealed some key trends and some strong market dominance.
01 October 2009 | As superannuation funds have sought to cope with the global financial crisis they have looked to their technology and their administrators to deliver the efficiencies necessary to keep members from
01 September 2009 | Fixed interest may not be fashionable, but as Damon Taylor reports, those superannuation funds that maintained a focus on the big picture and resisted the temptation to move to fleetingly fashionable
01 September 2009 | The retail master trusts were amongst the first to be impacted by the global financial crisis, but as Damon Taylor reports, they have also been first to regain momentum on the back of the gathering
12 August 2009 | ASIC deputy chairman Jeremy Cooper has been appointed to head the latest inquiry into superannuation. He used a recent address to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia to outline how
12 August 2009 | Alternatives conventionally represent a safe haven during periods of volatility but, as Damon Taylor reports, the global financial crisis has tested the common concepts.