Brendan Coates from the Grattan Institute and SDA national assistant secretary Julia Fox debate the level of the superannuation guarantee and the clarity of the purpose of super as well as consider what the superannuation industry could do to better serve itself in a changeable policy environment.
Robert Walters’ Associate Director and Recruitment Specialist Mel Munro and Mercer Principal and Human Resources Consultant Michael Moses talk to Investment Magazine’s Stewart Hawkins about the vexing question of remuneration in the super industry, who should get paid what and why – an issue made particularly complex because of the compulsory nature of the way funds collect assets and the fiduciary duty they have to their members.
The six-plus page Treasury consultation paper is clearly aimed at ACSI which is the only proxy organisation that is a membership organisation whose members are super funds, Davidson highlights.
Twenty-three billion dollars previously managed by Vanguard on behalf of IOOF spread across 14 index strategies has landed with Invesco.
David Barnden, the lawyer responsible for bringing the landmark climate change case against Rest Super and Liza McDonald, head of responsible investing at Aware Super, talk to Matthew Smith about the shift in the climate change discussion within the superannuation industry, the member-led movement for change, government inaction and tough conversations with some asset managers.
Signals and noise can dominate the minds of investors but relying on the uncompromising clarity of statistics may provide a complex but effective path according to Fort L.P.’s Alan Marantz.
Institutional investors can’t afford to miss out on the growth story in Australia’s neighbourhood – but if you care about ESG, China presents a BIG problem according to Princeton University’s history and international affairs professor Stephen Kotkin
Investment consultants are being spread thinner across an increasingly broad base as super funds are forced to share the top minds with wealth managers, charities, universities and anyone else with a knowledge gap to fill.
Sports are ‘decades ahead’ of the investment world in using research to improve their games – skilful fund managers are using similar tactics.
Pricing risk in highly insured zones will benefit emerging markets, says Twelve Capital’s Urs Ramseier.
Troubled times expose the vulnerability of managers without contingency funds which may prevent them from pulling different levers during a crisis and staying on top.
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