AI makes gains in group insurance
Data sits at the heart of the sector, making it the perfect domain for disruption by artificial intelligence. It is happening now.
AustralianSuper group clinches majority WestConnex stake
AustralianSuper, as part of a consortium led by tollroad giant Transurban, has paid $9.3 billion for 51 per cent of NSW’s WestConnex.
Trustees are drinking merger ‘Kool-Aid’: First Super
The chief executive of top-performing fund First Super takes issue with APRA’s position that mergers are in the best interests of members.
Beware global factors chipping away at home bias
Investors must understand the full impact of international funding and operations on their Australian shares’ exposure to overseas events.
Future Fund boosts allocation to private equity
Australia’s sovereign wealth fund added to its holdings in the asset class during a year in which it handily beat return targets.
Politics of reform: O’Dwyer’s parting words
Government isn’t about to redraw the rules before seeing the recommendations from the Hayne royal commission.
Portfolio managers pressed as diversifiers move in step
Optimisation models are looking underwhelming as equities and typically uncorrelated assets keep rising together, Cambridge Associates says.
Group Insurance Summit 2018
The Group Insurance Summit was held on Tuesday, August 28 at the Four Seasons Hotel Syndey, NSW
Don’t be ‘complacent’ on super overhaul, AIA’s Mu warns
The head of the life insurance giant says the industry can’t let changes in government stop it from pushing for amendments to reforms.
First State ‘first mover’ in new infrastructure options
The $91 billion fund buys the Victorian land registry operations for $2.86 billion, adding to its stake in NSW’s registry functions.
Retail funds take most heat in searing closing comments
NAB came in for the harshest criticism in counsel assisting’s closing submission; meanwhile industry funds copped relatively little.
Machine learning helps State Super take on more risk
State Super’s machine learning project was born out of necessity, but it has allowed the fund to buy up equities despite geopolitical risk.
