The methods central banks use to predict inflation are breaking down, and world governments will need to look beyond monetary policy and incorporate fiscal and climate policy levers to balance fragile economies, according to renowned economics professor, Warwick McKibbin.
In the first episode of the podcast series ‘Insight for outcomes’, Junying Shen, vice president and co-head of the private assets research program in the Institutional Advisory & Solutions (IAS) group at PGIM, speaks with Amanda White, editor of Top1000Funds.com (Investment Magazine’s sister publication), on how historical performance and cash flow characteristics differ enormously among infrastructure asset sectors.
Retirement planning is personal, complex and confronting and many people will struggle with it impacting their confidence to spend appropriately and enjoy retirement. Every Australian deserves access to a baseline level of quality retirement guidance writes the Conexus Institute’s David Bell.
Historical performance and cash flow characteristics differ enormously among infrastructure asset sectors, and even between assets of the same sector, says the vice president of PGIM IAS’ private assets research program. But scarcity of data makes infrastructure performance notoriously hard to study.
Australia’s super system may be left with as few as 50 viable funds by 2025 a new report on the Future of Superannuation by financial services giant JP Morgan reports.
The push for consolidation in the superannuation sector can’t be at the expense of all others, co-founder of the collapsed GigSuper fund says. Reports Nina Hendy.
Concern about the resurgence of inflation and rising interest rates has seen his investment management team gradually reducing its exposure to bonds over the past few years and other assets “less dependent on interest rates”, according to Colonial First State general manager investments, Scott Tully.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked a rapid, effective response from the international financial system writes Conexus Financial’s CEO Fiona Reynolds, but other compelling issues such as climate change have not elicited the same level of urgency.
The government is in the process of finalising terms and identifying the person or persons who will advise on new rules for financial advice following recommendations from the 2019 Royal Commission. The report, due in by the end of the year, will be yet another change in the regulations for superannuation funds and the rules governing financial advice. John Durie reports.
Australia’s super system is based on a traditional male model of working, according to SDA national assistant secretary Julia Fox, but things, especially for women, haven’t operated that way for decades and despite recent wins over the $450 threshold, things haven’t changed much. Fox, Seven Advisory managing director, Mary Delahunty and chair of Women in Super’s Policy Committee and Cbus Super’s group executive Robbie Campo gave their thoughts on gender issues in super in a recent interview for Investment Magazine.
It’s worth noting fixing superannuation in isolation from the greater problem of the gender pay gap is not enough. If a woman doesn’t earn the same as a man, she won’t accrue the same superannuation, writes AIST CEO Eva Scheerlinck, who reminds us while celebrating International Women’s Day is a positive step, true gender equity is a 365 day a year job.
APRA’s MySuper performance test is world leading but may be counterintuitive to rewarding alternative investments and disruption according to Mercer’s president, investments and retirement, Rich Nuzum.
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