Time for longevity risk-pooling: Mercer
Mercer consultants told the PortfolioConstruction Forum Strategies Conference they must incorporate longevity risk-pooling into portfolios.
Mental health and group insurance: Early intervention works
A dozen leaders from the group insurance and mental health sectors met to share their insights about how to better identify at risk members.
Real disruption requires more than just a fresh image
Super fund providers need a lot more than slick marketing to deliver long-term risk-adjusted returns to their members, Eva Scheerlinck says.
CIPRS: A case of chicken or egg
Treasury should require all super funds to have a framework in place to improve governance around what pension products they offer.
ACSI takes aim at CEO bonuses
Institutional investors continue to agitate for boards to show greater restraint when awarding bonuses.
Uniting Church Funds recruits ANZ Wealths’ James Cook
UCA Funds Management, the Uniting Church of Australia’s $1.1 billion ethical investment arm, has recruited James Cook from ANZ Trustees.
Good decisions depend on an open mind
Financial services firms aiming to progress must look at how they make decisions, change management consultant Michelle Gibbings writes.
Refugees bring something special to a workplace
First State Super’s Michael Dwyer sees a multitude of benefits from being a part of the NSW Government’s Refugee Employment Support Program.
Trish Donohue to depart Cbus Super
Trish Donohue is set to depart Cbus Super, after 17 years leading the investment team at the construction industry super fund.
Government forges ahead on AFCA transition
Credit Ombudsman Raj Vega has lashed the government for pushing ahead with plans to close three external dispute resolution bodies.
The turning of the SMSF tide
SMSFs are the biggest threat to APRA-regulated super funds. Some of the country’s largest industry funds share how they are responding.
A better response to trauma in group insurance
Insurers must push healthcare providers to employ the wealth of effective evidence-based treatments for PTSD, writes Prof. Neil Greenberg.
