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13 April 2015 • By Tim Stewart • 1 min read

Super funds 'myopic' on after-tax costs

Hidden after-tax costs are the biggest single burden for superannuation funds, yet trustees are reluctant to acknowledge the issue, says Parametric

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Retirement incomes forum launched

A new committee chaired by prominent public servant Michael Keating has been tasked with investigating the adequacy and sustainability of the ...

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'Fragmented' processes hurting super funds

The "clunky" internal processes of super funds are preventing trustees from optimising investment performance for their members, argues Simcorp

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ASFA highlights wealthy super concessions

Generous tax concessions for Australia’s highest income earners are undermining popular support for the nation's retirement system, argues the ...

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Super funds to gain from Trowbridge ‘disruption’

Proposed changes to the way financial planners who sell retail life insurance are remunerated could allow super funds to draw more members into group ...

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Super industry ‘scorecard’ proposed

ASFA has floated the idea of a measure of the superannuation industry's efficiency in its response to the final report of the Financial System Inquiry ...

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Tax paper questions super concessions

The government's tax discussion paper has underlined the disproportionate benefits enjoyed by higher-income earners when it comes to superannuation ...

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Super funds flying blind on FX hedging

The way superannuation funds approach currency hedging is somewhat arbitrary and could well be adding tail risk to their portfolios, according to risk ...

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ESG central to alternatives investments

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are an increasingly significant factor for institutional investors considering alternative ...

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Super funds eyeing retail property

Super funds are continuing to ramp up their exposure to global property, with a particular focus on the retail sector, says TIAA Henderson Real Estate

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