Is the equity market broken?
Stocks went gangbusters in 2019, but the rally that has extended into January hides the stark contrast between earnings growth and discount rates.
Australia’s climate emergency
Amidst the worst bush fires in recorded history, PRI CEO Fiona Reynolds is calling on asset owners to encourage the government to take action on climate change and confront corporate lobby groups.
Campbell Harvey: Factor investing beyond the snake oil
I chat with Campbell, Professor of Finance at Duke University, on the future of quantitative finance, academic journals, model fitting and the intellectual fallacies within inference.
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Digital Innovations—Pinpointing Fixed Income Credit Risks
New machine learning techniques are helping asset managers distinguish which risks are more likely to pay off for investors.
Bull market sees UniSuper top Chant West list
UniSuper’s $26 billion balanced fund outperformed its competitors in 2019 thanks to its high allocation to stocks.
Why benchmarks matter
The choice of benchmarks is one of the most fundamental decisions that investors make, but the time and respect it gets in the investment process is under-valued according to CIO of Verus Investments, Ian Toner, who explains why investors should care more about benchmark selection.
Cbus Super: Atkin’s next big role
Outgoing chief executive David Atkin is looking for a new job that will see him lobby companies to adopt a wider purpose and invest more sustainably.
ANU weighs increase to super guarantee
An increase in the SG to 12 per cent is only justified if it helps replace the age pension as more retirees become self funded or it helps members to self-insure against risk, a report shows.
TWUSUPER hires new investment head
The $6 billion fund has appointed a new CIO as Andrew Killen retires.
Cbus Super boss David Atkin to leave fund
The $56.5 billion building and construction industry super fund is looking for a new CEO as Atkin plans to step down after more than 12 years at the helm.
Catholic-Equip Super CIO sees danger in heatmap
APRA’s heatmap will greatly exacerbate the problem of peer pressure and change the way that portfolios are built, says Anna Shelley, the investment chief of EquipSuper and Catholic Super.
Home fund needed for ‘orphans’
Mergers between strong super funds will likely leave the weaker ones without a partner. David Bell suggests a consolidation fund be founded to house them.
