Jan 15, 2025 · A report in The Australian on Wednesday morning suggested backbench Coalition MPs are pressuring Opposition leader Peter Dutton to embark on major superannuation reform. While the calls seemed to stop short of voluntary super, they made clear that the superannuation guarantee (SG) rate was on the chopping block potentially – with the figure of 9 per cent being floated as an alternative to ...

Nov 11, 2024 · Mega fund AustralianSuper said it is still feeling the pain from its very public loss in US software company Pluralsight, and even with $341 billion of assets under management, a $1.1 billion write-down is still too big a chunk of money to let go easily. But at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium, the fund’s senior private equity portfolio manager Robert Schnittger, said …

Apr 4, 2024 · As the assets under management in the Australian superannuation system continue to grow – now up to $3.7 trillion – and as populations around the world age, Australia’s compulsory savings regime is attracting global attention.. While it has its shortcomings – including the need to evolve from a primary focus on worker savings to …

4 days ago · Investment Magazine provides in-depth, monthly analysis of trends and developments for all the businesses in which superannuation funds engage‚ including asset allocation, investment manager selection, custody and fund accounting, member administration, group insurance and compliance.

Dec 19, 2024 · The year started with super funds waging very public campaigns targeting corporate Australia’s boardrooms. The $90 billion HESTA attracted attention as it tried to push more climate-friendly directors onto the Woodside board – and the activism sparked arguments both for and against the role super funds have in pushing for greater corporate accountability.

Jan 21, 2025 · The task of creating a world-class retirement system is only half-done, the Grattan Institute says. In a new report, it proposes a fix to the retirement phase based on systematic annuitisation, alongside account-based pensions, to circumvent reliance on individual funds getting their act together under the Retirement Income Covenant, which it says will take too long and produce inconsistent ...

Jan 17, 2024 · Australian Retirement Trust’s Andrew Fisher is eyeing returns in the balanced option of between 8 and 9 per cent going forward, hoping to exceed low expectations by bucking the trends of investment internalisation and heavy exposure to infrastructure. He also opens up about ART’s position on the failed Origin Energy takeover.

May 6, 2024 · If you believe the critics, the private credit bubble is bound to burst any day now. However, asset owners are still bullish on its return potential and resilience. The Investment Magazine Private Credit Forum 2024 heard how investors can take advantage of an environment where opportunities and challenges co-exist for the asset class.

Oct 17, 2024 · Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has invoked the US 401(k) scheme in comments about the controversial 'super for housing' policy, raising eyebrows about a broader Coalition push for voluntary super. Though likely a throwaway line, Aleks Vickovich writes the reference may also signal aspirations of the party rank-and-file to overturn a landmark Labor achievement.

Dec 10, 2024 · Insignia Financial has shifted to outsource administration of its $180 billion superannuation assets, inking a deal with SS&C and reassigning 1300 workers to the service provider during the process. The decision stands in stark contrast to peers such as Aware Super, which recently internalised member services, but CEO …