trustees
People and Products
The Trust Company has appointed a new business development manager for corporate client services....
People and Products
Former Australian Ethical Investment managing director Anne O'Donnell has taken up the position of non-executive chairman of Equity Trustees' superannuation business....
Superannuation
When most people think of the FOFA regulations (Future of Financial Advice) they think of advisers, planners and investments. But, according to TAL’s Gavin Lai, FOFA may ...
Superannuation
Powers of attorney represent a complex and challenging area for superannuation funds. DLA Piper's Heather Gray and Jodi Preston provide a guide to some of the realities l...
Superannuation
Self-managed superannuation funds remain the fastest-growing sector of the super industry, and as Damon Taylor reports, the major funds are adjusting their own offerings ...
Superannuation
MySuper is set to change the underlying dynamics of the superannuation industry, and as TAL’s Gavin Lai and Renee Voutt point out, insurance providers will not be immune....
Superannuation
Superannuation trustee governance has become a hot political topic. Barrister Noel Davis examines the issues and argues there is no basis for differences between industry...
Superannuation
SMSFs have continued their growth path in Australia but, as Damon Taylor reports, their popularity is not always matched by their investment performance....
Institutional investment
More than a decade down the track, Australian superannuation funds are continuing to pursue socially responsible investment and, as Damon Taylor writes, they are doing so...
Insurance
The advent of MySuper has made it harder for superannuation funds to differentiate their offerings but, as Damon Taylor reports, the appropriate insurance offering can st...
Insurance
TAL’s Renee Voutt writes that trustees must ensure they are ready to implement the Insurance Management Framework – no ifs, buts or maybes....
Insurance
Jenny Oliver reflects on the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s (APRA’s) recent draft Prudential Standard 250 on data quality in group life insurance, and what ...
From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...
Super director remuneration ...
No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...