Chant West and Conexus Financial join forces for super fund awards
Chant West and Conexus Financial will come together from 2020 to host a joint annual super fund awards, replacing their individual awards.
Absolute return strategies: Down, but not out
Absolute return still warrants an allocation in asset owners’ portfolios although investors need to be more selective about how they invest, says Cambridge Associate head, Travis Schoenleber.
Adrift—Has US monetary policy become unanchored?
Looser monetary policy by the Federal Reserve may have unintended consequences for the US economy and markets, according to Dr. Sonal Desai, Fixed Income CIO at Franklin Templeton.
The battle of data scientists vs the quants
There are powerful forces changing the quantitative communities around the world. These include heavy competition in asset management, a desperate need to stand-out in an overcrowded field and readily available datasets and coding libraries.
Rob Fowler: Australia’s ESG activist says measuring impact is critical
Measuring the impact of investments aligned with UN sustainability development goals is something all asset owners are struggling with. However, progress is critical for responsible investing to evolve, says Rob Fowler, former head of investment execution at HESTA.
Construction workers’ mental health is improving but female and younger workers still struggle
Construction workers are less likely to identify as having a mental health condition than the average Aussie worker and are less stressed overall, according to new research from SuperFriend.
Insurers strike out at Canberra policy
AIA Insurance chief executive, Damien Mu, warns that Australia is danger of creating an “insurance underclass” of workers who will find it hard to get coverage.
Photo Gallery: Group Insurance Summit 2019
The 8th Group Insurance Summit was held on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney.
New narrative needed to boost shared value investment
The society-changing impact of Australia’s $2.8 trillion pool of retirement savings and how it can incentivise purpose-led businesses was the hot-button topic at the FEAL National Conference.
Tasplan’s Naomi Edwards on mergers and ‘unique value’ propositions
Naomi Edwards, chair of $9.5 billion Hobart-based superannuation fund, Tasplan, says many super funds kid themselves over how unique their value proposition is.
Aussie investors should diversify into quality US real estate
There’s always a flight to quality when there are stresses in the market and at this point in the cycle institutional investors should focus on the quality of market and the quality of real estate, says JP Morgan Asset Management’s Ann Cole.
TelstraSuper’s Chris Davies wins FEAL Fund Executive of the Year
Chris Davies, chief executive of TelstraSuper, has been awarded the 2019 Fund Executive Association Limited Fund Executive of the Year.
