COVIDnomics: Do we need a local Temasek?
If the government created the Future Fund, then perhaps in the aftermath of the coronavirus there is room to set up another holding company whereby any bailout comes with safeguards.
Group shows members what $20K does to super
Calculations show that members who withdraw large chunks of their super early could reduce their balance at retirement by as much as $50,000.
Members rush to claim early super
More than 700,000 Australians have registered to tap their retirement savings early, according to Assistant Minister for Superannuation Jane Hume. A jump of more than 100,000 in less than a week.
First State prepares for bargain buying
Investment chief Damian Graham said that with the fund’s liquidity buffers intact, his team were now getting ready to snap up cheap assets as they come to market over the next 12 months.
Liquidity crisis reveals blind spots in APL research
While the outbreak of the coronavirus has revealed cracks in the management of industry funds, it has also raised questions about the research process behind approved product lists (APL) that have started to recommend them.
Risk management in a time of crisis
Markets in disarray are where long-term investors make money. Investors that perform the best over the long term will have taken calculated and deliberate risks and put money to work during crises like this one. But how? Focusing Capital on the Long Term CEO and research director discuss.
ACSI calls on boards to protect shareholders
A letter has been sent to the board of the country’s 300 biggest companies to protect existing shareholders when looking to raise capital through the pandemic.
Grattan’s approach to SG is misleading
The Grattan Institute’s research results – which suggest that most Australians can expect to receive a retirement income of at least 70 per cent of their pre-retirement earnings – are misleading and don’t represent the complete picture.
Aaron Minney: Mindset, industry innovation and regulation for longevity hedging
In this episode, Alex Proimos, head of domestic content, Conexus Financial, chats with Aaron Minney, head of retirement income research at Challenger, about a range of topics including the coronavirus crisis, sequencing risk and income generation in retir
A time of reckoning for illiquid assets
The time of reckoning for super funds with large allocations of illiquid assets was always going to come. Most thought they would have time to prepare, but the COVID-19 crisis has bought this forward.
Hostplus stockpiles cash ahead of outflows
Chief executive David Elia said the $50 billion fund had largely stopped deploying cash until the full impact of the early provisions release scheme was known.
COVID Popup Podcast: Curious Quant and Nick Wade discuss if risk models have something to say about pandemic risk.
Nick Wade from Northfield and the Curious Quant discuss the impact of COVID on risk modeling frameworks, assumptions, and how the recent movements in asset markets may or may not impact the short and long-term assumptions of asset owners.
