When engaging with larger and growing teams, leaders need to be careful to balance success with the danger of having the organisation fragment according to AustralianSuper’s chair Don Russell.
Ross Piper and Mark Rider are in no doubt about the fate of the fund in light of the new performance test catalyst but they are determined to face their reckoning head on, Matthew Smith writes.
Responsible investing is not about divesting companies with poor ESG ratings according to Mercer’s Kylie Willment, it’s about engaging for change and intervening by using shareholder votes if necessary.
Competing for the best talent has its own unique challenges in the profit-for-member sector, but industry funds also have unique advantages over the financial services sector more broadly, experts say.
Vice Chancellor Robert Megarry was cautious not to go so far as to suggest that the best interests of beneficiaries were always financial interests in his foundational judgement for trustees, even when the purpose of the trust was to provide financial benefits, Jonathan Steffanoni explores.
Luke Barrett, general counsel at Unisuper and David Gallagher, a visiting fellow at the RoZetta Institute, discuss size, influence & concentration of the superannuation industry in private and capital markets. Moderated by Matthew Smith, managing editor, Investment Magazine.
AIA general manager group distribution, Anthony Clough, and Mercer partner, Tim Jenkins, speak to Investment Magazine’s Stewart Hawkins about insurance in super – how the new stapling rules may affect outcomes for members and what the future holds for insurance products in the industry.
While super funds are enacting greater disclosures and driving change around climate risk, some investment managers are still dragging the chain, according to activist lawyer David Barnden.
The Retirement Income Covenant as outlined in the government’s recent proposal paper currently out for consultation could be improved with a broader choice framework, the Conexus Institute’s David Bell and ANU’s Geoff Warren argue.
In episode 117, Alex Proimos speaks with Paul McNamara, investment director at GAM.
In episode 116, Alex Proimos speaks with Matthew Keeley, chief executive of Grow Inc.
In episode 115, Alex Proimos speaks with Michael Lebbon, founder of Emmi.
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