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.
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.
The 8th Group Insurance Summit was held on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney.
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.
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.
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.
Chris Davies, chief executive of TelstraSuper, has been awarded the 2019 Fund Executive Association Limited Fund Executive of the Year.
The PRI will announce the winners of its inaugural awards in September. The awards are one of two new initiatives aimed at showcasing leadership and increasing accountability as part of its Blueprint for responsible investment.
VicSuper has appointed Wayne Kayler-Thomson as newly-elected chair of the superfund’s board, replacing Christine Stewart who moves into the deputy chair position.
The business of developing unique algorithms opens up opportunities for them to be seen as stand alone products that can be traded or shared, forming the basis of a value proposition.
A review of ESG reporting shows that companies are responding. However, ACSI head Louise Davidson says investors still face issues with the availability and comparability of data.
Ron Temple, head of US equities at Lazard Asset Management, predicts the strong bull run will continue but sees protectionism, and escalating tariffs from a trade war between the US and China, as a lurking danger.
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