APRA implores an end to infighting
Regulator clarifies how reforms will affect board composition, the scale test and transparency, and underscores stakeholders’ common goal.
Shaping the future: what clients want from their investments
Responsible investing is a chance to direct capital towards the better tomorrow customers want, RIAA boss Simon O’Connor writes.
Australia’s two largest group insurers plug into AI
As industry executives forge ahead with artificial intelligence in operations, they are adamant that fears of job losses are overblown.
CIO Profile: Dan Farmer sweats the big stuff
IOOF’s new CIO is looking to lower correlated risk and diversify into alternative assets, with an assist from an ambitious software project.
Even doctors need a nudge to fill out forms
An initiative by REST Industry Super, working with AIA Australia and Swiss Re, is a successful case study in applied behavioural economics.
Super funds, insurers fill void in corporate credit markets
Asset owners see low default risk in alternative lending as they take up space the banks have vacated.
Investors manoeuvre as inflation uncertainty abounds
With it unclear whether the world is headed for reflation or deflation, investors are seeking relative-value opportunities in fixed income.
Plenty of love for cash and liquidity
The Future Fund’s affinity for cash and the importance of flexibility in fixed income were topics in a panel on portfolio construction.
Wilkinson and Weinstein sagas calls to action
A rash of news headlines highlighting the many forms of discrimination women face in the workplace should act as a timely reminder to act.
Find the liquidity sweet spot in fixed income
Investors looking to increase their returns from fixed income might do well to stop equating increased liquidity with increased risk.
Beef up your exposure to agriculture
Global investors are set to profit from Australia’s rise as the food bowl for Asia, while many local funds are set to miss out.
Dismal economic outlook if more voters embrace populism
It’s potentially a vicious cycle: Low growth has generated the anger fuelling nationalism, and populist policies risk making things worse.
