Emerging-market corporate bonds under-represented
Emerging-market corporate debt offers opportunities and advantages that warrant a bigger portion of the portfolio, a forum has heard.
NAB didn’t properly advise on fees, royal commission hears
Members of an MLC super fund who paid a plan for service fee were not clearly informed of less-costly options, the Hayne inquiry has heard.
Brainstorming session: mental health solutions
Industry stakeholders gathered recently to discuss the many ways super funds and life insurers can create mentally healthy workplaces.
Hayne inquiry’s scrutiny of super system begins
NAB officials are among the first in line at hearings expected to examine the multibillion-dollar industry in unprecedented detail.
Tim Chatfield brings rare background to trustee role
The Aboriginal Elder applies his broad life experience to link the Aboriginal and corporate worlds at First State Super.
Debby Blakey wins FEAL Fund Executive of the Year honour
HESTA CEO Debby Blakey paid homage to the fund’s members, many of whom are women in healthcare and childcare, in accepting the award.
Alternative credit allocations to grow
Asset owners’ search for yield and desire to diversify have inspired new strategies that will swell allocations, Willis Towers Watson says.
Super consumer body launches – thanks to ANZ, CBA misdeeds
The Superannuation Consumers’ Centre can now begin operations, on the strength of $2.5 million in enforceable undertakings from two banks.
Bonds won’t counter equity risk forever, expert argues
The practice of using fixed income as a sharemarket hedge won’t necessarily work forever, a portfolio manager suggested during a panel.
Time for Australian investors to embrace private debt
Non-banks make up about 90 per cent of the private debt market offshore. A specialist says it’s time for domestic lenders to catch on.
Super funds fill gaps in direct lending
Tighter rules for the big four create opportunities for superannuation funds and other non-bank lenders.
Chance for banks, institutions to partner on loans
Regulatory changes have created an opportunity for institutional investors to team up with banks on mid-market loans.
