If you can’t open a hedge fund’s ‘black box’, bypass it
Super funds should demand more transparency from hedge fund managers or seek other alternative sources of returns.
Special powers will be key to AFCA’s success
As the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal is abolished, it’s important to ensure consumer rights are not diluted, Eva Scheerlinck writes.
Don’t blame the law for unethical practices
Bigwigs in finance who blame overly prescriptive laws for driving unethical conduct may draw the ire of regulators and the public.
Staff perks no panacea for the stress of poor ethics
Organisations wanting to get serious about workplace mental health “need to go beyond yoga, free fruit bowls and engagement surveys”.
It’s hard to see ethics through all that jargon
The language of the financial services industry obscures moral issues practitioners routinely face.
Edelman research exposes financial services’ trust deficit
Financial services is still the least trusted major industry in Australia, despite gaining ground over five years, from post-GFC lows.
Banking and Finance Oath about personal responsibility
Ahead of the inaugural Banking and Finance Ethics Conference, BT Financial boss Brad Cooper discusses taking the Banking and Finance Oath.
Getting real about factor-based investing
Managers are touting hundreds of factor-based strategies; but according to four experts only a handful are persistent, robust and useful.
Risk avoidance may be the biggest risk of all
Kevin Haran explains that most Australian investors, like their global counterparts, are embracing risk to combat low interest rates.
Super and aged care sectors need stronger links
Super funds need better systems for when members need access to their savings to pay for residential aged care bonds, Peter Murphy writes.
Budget’s housing affordability schemes missed the mark
The budget’s provisions for housing affordability are just distractions while the government dances around real reform, Sally Rose writes.
Super for home purchases a good idea, for another time
The government was right not to allow greater access to super for homes but in the future it could be a good idea, Anthony Asher writes.
