http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/david-carter/ David Carter is Suncorp Life Executive General Manager Direct Distribution and a member of the Suncorp Life Executive Team. He joined the Suncorp Group in April 2006, initially as Head of Dealerships for Asteron where he was responsible for the Guardian Financial Planning and Cameron Walshe advice businesses. Since December 2006 David has been responsible for Suncorp Group’s owned and aligned distribution channels, including the aligned channels of Guardian, Cameron Walshe and Standard Pacific, the Suncorp branded advice businesses. During 2009 he took on responsibility for delivering the revitalised Suncorp Life Direct Marketing business model which successfully launched in May 2010. A member of the IFSA (Investment Financial Services Association) Financial Advice Network board committee, David is a Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) with post graduate qualifications in Finance, Investment, and Financial Planning, and is a Fellow of FINSIA (Financial Services Institute of Australasia). He has spent more than 20 years working in the financial services industry with roles spanning wealth management, financial advice, corporate banking, credit and finance. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/we-might-save-more-in-super-if-we-knew-where-it-went/ Not since Paul Keating introduced compulsory superannuation contributions in the early 1990s has there been such an important opportunity to change the way Australians think about saving for their retirement. This urgent need for change is magnified when Australians are asked how much they actually know about their superannuation. A recent survey by Suncorp Life found 49 per cent of us don’t understand our super, and 30 per cent of us don’t believe our super is even our own money. Annual changes to the superannuation system are also a constant and frustrating occurrence. That’s why it’s vital for the Government to get it right this time. The results of the much-anticipated Cooper Review announced last week urge a range of sweeping reforms to superannuation, and herald an exciting new era for the industry. The question is whether the Government is prepared to do what’s needed to simplify the system, and restore Australian’s confidence in superannuation. feedback@thepunch.com.au (David Carter) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/we-might-save-more-in-super-if-we-knew-where-it-went/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/we-might-save-more-in-super-if-we-knew-where-it-went/#item3545 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:35:10 +0000 David Carter | Author bios | The Punch