This Month
Dexus lobs bid for big super’s Aussie student apartment portfolio
Of note, Canadian giant Brookfield also participated in the first round but ultimately decided the asset wasn’t for it.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Opinion
- Opinion
Time for big super to lift board skills
Big super thinks of itself as an engine of the financial system. But big funds need to bridge the gap between their directors’ skills and those managing the billions in retirement savings.
- Tony Boyd
Architect of Murray inquiry says banks can be agents of growth
David Murray is still railing against a “one-size-fits-all approach” to governance, which he says has forced banks to drop gas clients and let private credit sneak in.
- James Eyers
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
AusSuper has a $1 trillion problem. It’s working backwards to solve it
While the Australian super system deals with its first real crisis, AustralianSuper’s Paul Schroder is looking to the future.
- James Thomson
Want out of Cbus? Here’s how to pick a good super fund
Cbus, the industry super fund chaired by former Labor Treasurer Wayne Swan, has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. If you’re thinking about running for the exits, here are some key considerations and options.
- Michelle Bowes
- Opinion
- AFR Weekend
How to decode your super statement
The way super funds label their investment options can be confusing so be sure to pick the one that best suits your life stage and risk appetite.
- Michael Hutton
Banks, insurers told to work harder to prevent financial abuse
A committee chaired by Labor senator Deborah O’Neill has tabled 61 recommendations to reduce the insidious practice.
- James Eyers
- Opinion
- SMSFs
SMSFs that do this check each year could end up paying less tax
To get optimal results, choose carefully which method your SMSF uses to calculate tax-free pension amounts.
- Colin Lewis
- Opinion
- Super Q&A
How to navigate the downsizer contribution rules for super
You can take advantage of the generous downsizer contribution provision from age 55 and there is no upper age limit, although the entitlement can only be used once.
- John Wasiliev
‘Failings’ in Cbus’ best financial interests duty: Deloitte
The independent review has slammed the Cbus board’s lack of compliance with the best financial interests duty test.
- Updated
- Michelle Bowes
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Super sector’s problems are much bigger than Cbus
The damning review of governance at CBUS shows while industry funds have led the way in gathering and growing assets, they now need to play governance catch-up.
- James Thomson
How Cbus’ big party year went horribly wrong
It’s not the biggest or the worst performing of the super funds. So why has Cbus become the poster child for the $4 trillion sector’s problems?
- Hannah Wootton
How super funds are tapping the private credit boom
The $4 trillion sector is moving past classic unlisted assets to look at private debt, more creative private equity, social infrastructure and energy transition assets.
- Hannah Wootton
- Exclusive
- Industry super funds
How big super is spending your money on sponsorship and marketing
Jumps in advertising spends at industry giants such as Aware Super and UniSuper came despite a crackdown by the watchdog questioning whether these costs are in members’ best interests.
- Hannah Wootton
- Opinion
- Investing
Independents do government a favour by refusing to support super tax
Taxing unrealised gains would harm savers and investors in high-growth companies such as Canva and harm the economy by removing much-needed risk capital.
- Geoff Wilson
- Opinion
- Opinion
Super funds should be governed like banks
Wayne Swan’s defence of the appointment of CFMEU-linked trustees to the Cbus board shows why APRA should be able to remove directors who do not meet the criteria.
- Helen Bird
- Opinion
- Interest rates
The golden opportunity’ that investors are overlooking
Thanks to an inactive Reserve Bank, Australians have been blindsided by term deposit rates that are up near 5 per cent. They should instead be selling stocks and looking at bonds.
- Updated
- Tim Hext
November
Crumlin had ‘extensive experience’ in super before getting Cbus job
Construction industry super fund chairman Wayne Swan has defended CFMEU-appointee Paddy Crumlin’s suitability to help oversee its $94 billion in retirement savings.
- Hannah Wootton
What successful retirees do one, five and 10 years out from retirement
We asked financial advisers for a checklist of things to do as retirement approaches.
- Lucy Dean
Labor’s super tax plan felled by an aversion to simplicity
Readers’ letters on the fate of the superannuation tax; bitcoin fallacies; Victoria’s gift to the nation: governance at Cbus; the electricity market; advice from F1 drivers; and a Labor MP’s extinction pledge.
