Governance

Policy and Regulation

Ian Harper on big government and weak agencies

The Melbourne Business School dean and RBA board member retains faith in the checks and balances in the system while pointing out that now is the time for people with serious ability to be attracted to our public service institutions.

Matthew SmithDecember 1, 2020

Fund Governance

Green bonds: part of super industry’s decarbonising tool set

AustralianSuper's Andrew Gray said the fund has not ruled out using green bonds as a tool to reach its ambitious target of net-zero carbon emissions for its entire investment portfolio by 2050.

Jessica SierNovember 30, 2020

Fund Governance

Performance test will produce ‘zombie funds’, experts say

Members might end up being stranded in funds that become undesirable to potential suitors because they have a chance of underperforming over multiple years or hold poor preforming assets relative to a listed benchmark, new research shows.

Matthew SmithNovember 25, 2020

Policy and Regulation

Retirement Income Review: Simplifying the complex

The Retirement Income Review is clever for a number of reasons, not least because it managed to simplify complexity and create a structured case for improving retirement outcomes by not increasing the SG, all without without making any recommendations.

David BellNovember 23, 2020

Fund Governance

AIA Australia’s Mu voices support for stapling reforms

It’s time to take the opportunity to think differently about insurance in superannuation, AIA Australia chief executive Damien Mu has said.

Matthew SmithNovember 20, 2020

Governance

Avoid the greenwashing bubble

Greenwashing is apparent when an organisation spends more time marketing themselves as environmentally sound, rather than actually minimising their environmental footprint, Regnan's Tim Crockford outlines.

Jessica SierNovember 20, 2020

Fund Governance

Stepping out of silos helped Cbus navigate liquidity challenge: Fok

Bringing teams together to find different ways to create liquidity over different timeframes was an important aspect of not only getting through at this critical time but also investing successfully in a substantial and rapid market recovery, the Cbus CIO describes.

Matthew SmithNovember 17, 2020

Policy and Regulation

Sustainable insurance biggest challenge for super funds in 2021

Insurers are grappling with stapling as they look to give value to consumers for Group Life cover under a code of conduct which becomes enforceable next year.

Meredith BoothNovember 15, 2020

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