Culture, remuneration, systems all key to in-house teams
Howard Brindle, from the UK’s Universities Superannuation Scheme Investment Management says the insourcing question is a matter of scale.
Stick to your roadmap in a ‘long and low’ trip
Long-term investors need cost control and conviction to follow a well-defined strategy that delivers returns from challenging markets.
Reimagine the insurance experience, to engage and empower
As the life insurance inquiry continues, funds and insurers must work together to improve practices for handling claims. Damien Mu writes.
Home ownership decline places super system under threat
Superannuation was designed on the assumption that home ownership would be available to all, so what happens when people cannot enter the real-estate market?
Superannuation default death cover fights for its life
Insiders fear the review will recommend scrapping default group insurance in super – the tap that pours $8 billion a year in premiums.
Eva Scheerlinck: AIST to lead the way in policy debates
Acting chief executive of the AIST puts the focus on engagement to steer group’s members through the changes ahead.
AIST’s David Haynes focused on members amid the turmult
David Haynes, AIST executive manager, policy and research, says his objectives for the busy year ahead include a code of governance and increasing efficiency.
Consultation, investigation and stalking potential speakers
AIST executive manager, business operations, and company secretary Maryann Mannix-White on what it takes to put a top-quality conference together.
Tom Garcia’s advice: focus on profit-to-member ethos
Protecting the ‘way of being’ of industry, government and corporate super funds is key for the incoming chief of the AIST, says Tom Garcia.
ME Learning Lab brings small groups together
This year features the introduction of the ME Learning Lab, where people can attend small, intimate sessions with leading experts.
From social justice to the Senate’s view: event highlights
This year’s conference program focuses on industry, fund concerns and honing skills. Here’s a sampling of sessions that promise to be especially popular.
