ESG’s popularity brings new forms of risk management
Impact investment means new paradigms of risk and different thinking about how to manage them, Brightlight COO says.
Cbus Super’s Stephen Dunne: getting ducks in a row
In this Q&A, the chair of the Cbus Super investment committee outlines how he is ensuring the right systems and processes are in place.
Revelations, regulation and sullied reputations
As the details of misdeeds flood out of the inquiry, the industry’s many players are watching their hard-earned stature get swept away.
Unwinding SMSFs the start of a trend, VicSuper boss predicts
Chief executive cites regulatory and tax complexities for the shift; changes to default models also pose challenge to industry, he says.
Active external managers still require internal guidance
The greatest benefit in-house teams bring to active mandates is an understanding of their fund’s objectives, Suncorp’s Gwion Moore says.
First State Super combats workforce, franchisee risk
The fund is acting as a ‘universal owner’, engaging with companies to ensure good labour and human rights practices.
Global real estate bucks geopolitics to offer value
Despite uncertainty, markets are showing synchronised growth. Principal Real Estate’s Indraneel Karlekar looks at what it means.
Human rights abuses a risk beyond emerging markets
One of the world’s most respected responsible investment professionals says developed nations have vulnerable workforces, too.
Give super funds Centrelink, ATO, bank data: Cooper
Accessing reliable data on members’ finances was possibly the biggest problem facing super funds, Challenger’s Jeremy Cooper has said.
CIO Profile: Jim Christensen gets real about risk
Since his 2016 homecoming to QIC, CIO Jim Christensen has spent plenty of time thinking about how to be ready when things go wrong.
The volatile swings of retirement spending
JP Morgan research finds that instability is the norm for consumption after working years, which means modelling needs to change.
Currency management is not optional
QIC senior portfolio manager Stuart Simmons explains why institutions can no longer afford to treat currency risk as an afterthought.
