Alistair Rew welcomes commoditisation of alpha
As technology levels the playing field, funds must find new ways to generate competitive advantage, explains AMP Capital’s Alistair Rew.
There is already nowhere for super trustees to hide
APRA has been granted a number of new special powers. AIST boss Eva Scheerlinck argues it is the banks the regulators should be focused on.
Super in crosshairs of Shorten’s planned royal commission
Bill Shorten wants to be Australia’s next PM. If he succeeds one of the first things on his to-do list will be to launch a royal commission.
Pitfalls and potential of innovating in life insurance
Big life insurers will need to collaborate with nimble ‘insurtech’ start-ups to produce the best outcomes, TAL’s Fiona Macgregor writes.
Time to sow the seeds of local investment in agriculture
As Asian demand for food booms, it’s time to work to overcome the hurdles to local investment in bush communities, Stephen Anthony writes.
Mine Wealth + Wellbeing hunting for idiosyncratic returns
Mine Wealth + Wellbeing is hunting for idiosyncratic returns, while lifting its exposure to hedge fund, multi-asset and alternative assets.
Super trustees must consider and disclose climate risk
The chorus of experts on climate risk has been strengthened by a new legal opinion from Noel Hutley SC and James Mack, Daniel Gocher writes.
The existential challenge of AI
Super funds must get to grips with what advances in artificial intelligence might mean, for portfolios, the workforce, and for being human.
New study into ‘smart drugs’ in the finance industry
The Brain, Mind and Markets Laboratory in Melbourne is conducting the first-ever survey of the use of smart drugs in the finance industry.
ASX 200 must get on board for gender diversity
Three years ago, the 30% Club set what looked like a very achievable target – for women to occupy 30 per cent of all ASX 200 board seats.
Cbus CEO David Atkin wins FEAL Fund Executive of the Year
Cbus chief executive David Atkin has been named the 2017 FEAL Fund Executive of the Year.
Investors watching ahead of China’s leadership reshuffle
As China’s Communist Party readies for its five-yearly leadership reshuffle, global investors are watching closely to see who wields power.
