Future Fund posts 5 per cent return for March quarter
The $154 billion Future Fund has delivered a 5 per cent return in the March quarter, buoyed by three months of healthy returns from strong equity markets.
APRA to update ESG guidelines
Superannuation funds are eagerly awaiting for the prudential regulator to update its definition of climate change risk and treat it as a mainstream financial threat.
Restoring trust in superannuation funds
CX technology can help superannuation organisations meet regulatory responsibilities and reconnect with their members, says a Confirmit consultant.
VicSuper chair Christine Stewart: Trust and transparency
In this Q&A with Investment Magazine, VicSuper chair Christine Stewart talks about trust, governance transparency and the importance of robust discussion with members.
Rest hires digital banker to lead innovation
Rest has appointed Jeremy Hubbard to the role of group executive, innovation and transformation thus completing an internal overhaul of the $50 billion superannuation fund’s management team.
APRA signals tough new enforcement approach
The prudential regulator on Tuesday flagged its plan to take a much tougher approach to enforcement using the full range of its powers to deter bad practices.
Inside the Liberal Party’s bare economic policy
The Liberals might need a few years in the wilderness to do some serious soul searching and move past the debt bubble economics that still dominate its economic approach.
Women in Super urges Canberra to act
Women in Super is urging the future government to deal with the critical issue of improving women’s retirement outcomes.
Getting the culture right
Building a positive culture takes time and commitment but it shouldn’t take forever nor cost a fortune in consultancy fees.
Statewide’s Con Michalakis: A contrarian investor
Statewide Super’s high-profile CIO Con Michalakis is known for his bold investing style- a style that inevitably leads to taking contrarian stakes in coveted assets.
Proxy voting: Holes in the system
Despite automation, questions remain over the strength of Australia’s proxy voting system
