Portfolio construction aspects including poor alignment of the investment objectives and time horizon and using too broader a basket for benchmarking and comparisons are among the biggest risks to investing in real assets, according to Harsh Parikh.
A joint report by the International Energy Agency and the Centre for Climate Finance & Investment at Imperial College considers the total return and annualized volatility of publicly traded renewable power and fossil fuel companies globally over 5 and 10-year periods.
Mergers in the super industry are likely to continue unabated amid regulatory changes and demographic shifts according to Aware’s executive consultant, corporate development, Michael Dundon.
Rates, regulation and redistribution are all increasing. Are investors entering a new regime of higher inflation and volatility?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Market inefficiencies can erupt due to temporary supply and demand imbalances, regulation, information asymmetries and market psychology among other reasons. This session explored how to exploit these opportunities in a market-neutral manner. Speakers: Gopi Karunakaran, Co-chief investment officer, Ardea Investment Management Matthew Piselli, Executive director, FORT L.P. Chair: Amanda White, Director of institutional content, … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Alternative strategies can be incredibly useful as a flexible tool to solve risk and return problems, but they are largely under utilised by asset owners in Australia. Alternative strategies form a key part of the Future Fund’s portfolio toolkit. This session examined how the use of hedge funds and alternative strategies has evolved over time … Read more
Compulsory insurance within superannuation plays a crucial role in good retirement outcomes, and removing it will come at great societal cost, industry figures argue.
There were 60,101 revisions made to data previously submitted by funds as the performance test deadline drew nearer, a number that is substantially higher than revisions to data during any other period, APRA’s latest disclosures have revealed.
Super should be a long-term savings and investment strategy only according to CareSuper’s long-time CEO, Julie Lander, and shouldn’t be dipped into for other purposes.
Healthcare has seen numerous stages of innovation over the decades. This Q&A session explored the quantum shift that will transpire once doctors can map brain pathways and ascertain the cognitive patterns behind depression, confidence and wellbeing, and its implications for work, society and insurance. SPEAKER: Stephen Scheeler, Chief executive, Omniscient MODERATOR: Colin Tate AM, Chief … Read more
Where are we on the global health pandemic? What are the key drivers that affect pandemic outcomes in different markets? Long COVID – What will be the longer-term mortality and morbidity effects? SPEAKER: Adam Strange, Life & health R&D analyst, Swiss Re MODERATOR: Colin Tate AM, Chief executive officer, Conexus Financial
In its role as prudential regulator for insurance and superannuation, APRA oversees both sides of the provision of group insurance in superannuation. Recently APRA released a letter critical of how insurers and super funds are working together. This session explored the regulatory framework for provision of group insurance in super, with respective specialists from the … Read more
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