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.
A campaign by the Grattan Institute against lifting the superannuation guarantee rate to 12 per cent is based on a “misleading” model, according to a new Mercer report released on Thursday. Mercer senior actuary David Knox said the Grattan findings used a series of assumptions that were not realistic for the average Australian.
With the new financial year started and the Protecting Your Super (PYS) laws now in effect, the Federal Government has turned its attentions to introducing the Putting Members’ Interests First Bill, a set of measures initially intended as part of the PYS legislation but removed from the final Bill.
Alpha and risk premia strategies will be an important diversified driver of return in a low market return environment, says Debbie Alliston, head of AMP Capital’s multi-asset group.
Asset owners should worry about liquidity in managed fund investments as recent examples show large illiquid allocations to private market assets which can take considerable time to exit.
Is the world’s fourth-largest pool of retirement savings being put to good use? University of Sydney Business School economist Susan Thorp discusses this at a forthcoming FEAL conference.
Demographics and industry dynamics, along with the funds flow from retail to industry funds and from smaller funds to bigger players, have culminated a situation where most of the industry is in net outflow, says former Mine Super CIO, David Bell.
A key issue in life-cycle fund design is setting the right ‘glide path’ for switching from growth to defensive assets over time. As it turns out, risk aversion is far more important than pension fund balance.
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