Fear and loathing in emerging markets
Many emerging markets still promise sizeable returns for asset owners because of the favourable demographics, says Mark Burgess, chair of HESTA’s investment committee.
Michael Dwyer joins TCorp board
Industry veteran Michael Dwyer, a former chief executive of First State Super, has joined the board of TCorp.
WIS: Women still disadvantaged by new super rules
The hurried introduction of Protecting Your Super has led to many being somewhat in the dark regarding unintended consequences of the new rules, says Women In Super chief Sandra Buckley.
Kotkin: Pricing the China threat
Understanding the fractious relationship between US and China is more important– and simultaneously more demanding – than it has been in the past, high-profile Princeton historian Stephen Kotkin said at a recent roundtable.
Cbus CIO Kristian Fok: Funds brace for cutthroat competition
Australia’s asset owners are approaching something of a tipping point – one where a series of major changes sweeping the industry has funds bracing themselves for an onslaught of new threats.
Distributed ledger moves into prime time
Calastone launches distributed market Infrastructure and pushes debate from theoretical to practical adaptation of DL utility for transactions.
ASIC policy change on living standards a big win for the industry
Research house Rice Warner has backed the corporate watchdog’s move to ensure that estimates produced by superannuation and retirement calculators are adjusted for inflation and rising living costs.
BUSSQ chair Paula Masters: Leading by example
BUSSQ chair Paula Masters discusses the importance of life insurance, ESG and leaving bias at the door.
Private markets will drive the economy
Australian super funds have, on-average, a lower exposure to private capital investment strategies than other jurisdictions.
The future of investing in China
International pensions adviser at PRIME bv, Peter Kraneveld, looks at how different China scenarios could impact portfolios.
Emerging market capital flows recover amidst ‘trade tantrum’
Emerging markets posted a sudden surge in inflows this week despite the increasing trade tensions between the US and China.
UniSuper’s John Pearce chooses China, airports and pipelines
China and the US engaging in a prolonged economic and political cold war is a much larger risk than a trade war between the two countries, says UniSuper’s John Pearce.
