UK’s NEST defaults to flexibility on retirement incomes
When pension fund NEST asked its members what they wanted in a retirement product, the answers led to a default option offering flexibility.
Labor’s tax proposals worth a good look
Changes to imputation credits, negative gearing and CGT should be evaluated based on sustainability and fairness, Eva Scheerlinck writes.
Russell Investments Master Trust adds Nationwide Super
Newcastle-based small-business super fund Nationwide last week became the latest micro-fund to roll into the “superannuation alliance”.
Private equity offers two bites of the cherry
Funds that invest in private equity often get a second hit of value by re-investing when a company floats, AVCAL’s Yasser El-Ansary writes.
APG takes the lead on AI
Europe’s largest investor, the €473 billion APG, is one of the few large asset owners putting artificial intelligence (AI) to work.
Tele-claims, online tracking ease burden
MTAA Super has made it easier for members to track their claims online and lodge them over the phone, Chris Porter writes.
Rethinking chronic pain
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FX’s unearned trust
Operators in the institutional foreign exchange market have a track record that doesn’t warrant the confidence asset managers show in them.
Act now on complaints
Super funds are taking an average of 117 days to handle complaints, indicating the royal commission may prove deeply embarrassing.
Australian direct-lending market set to keep growing
Non-traditional lenders now dominate local private debt and direct-lending markets and they are promising better returns than equities.
Renewable energy a bright spot for infrastructure investors
Global renewable energy assets are the fastest-growing infrastructure sub-sector and can offer bond-like stability.
Property investors told to look outside comfort zones
Institutional investors are having to get more sophisticated about portfolio diversification, as the major cities are strongly correlated.
