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MySuper – what’s in store for super funds?
Following the release of the Cooper Review proposal, the Australian Superannuation industry is bracing for its next big change. The report – compiled by Jeremy Cooper, the former Deputy Chairman of ASIC – proposes the introduction of MySuper which, according to the 2010 Australian Government report MySuper, Optimising Australian Superannuation is “…a product with a…
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Superannuation: efficiency crisis?
Firstly, a warning; some may be surprised by what I’m about to convey given my background and field of expertise, heading up one of the leading suppliers of specialist IT platforms to the financial services sector. I have worked with numerous clients in the superannuation industry, and have firsthand experience of some of the critical…
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Life insurance providers – compete or consolidate
The life insurance industry has not escaped the impact of the global financial crisis, and in the present economically uncertain times, where new business premiums have dropped more than 50% globally, insurers have a new set of challenges to face. Celent’s 2008 paper, Bad News on the Street, Insurance IT and the Financial Crisis, reports…
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Darren Stevens is a qualified fellow of the Actuaries Institute of Australia and has been working in the Wealth Management and Fintech sectors for over 38 years. These blogs are desired to assist executives in the wealth industry and other interested observers understand a little more about the workings and issues faced.
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