CIO of the year finalist: Kinetic Super’s Paul Kessell
Kinetic has had upper quartile returns for the past six years by utilising a smart vanilla approach and focusing on the risk profile.
Mercer calls for global equity innovation
Nick White has called on fund managers to do more in factoring in the dividend imputation benefits available to Australian investors when making stock selections for global equity portfolios.
Killen appointed as interim CEO for Mine Wealth + Wellbeing
Bruce Watson departs the fund. The search for a new chief executive continues.
QIC’s CIO resigns
Adriaan Ryder has resigned and accepted an investment leadership position with a major Middle Eastern investment fund.
Small group of members drive LGS Super expansion of ETFs
LGS Super’s has added 15 ETFs in response to members who want to exercise more choice over investment decisions.
How “safe” is a 4 per cent withdrawal rate?
The notion of a 4 per cent withdrawal rate on investments being “safe”, as identified by US financial adviser William Bengen in 1994, has been debunked by research from Morningstar.
Super funds can restore the financial system’s purpose
Super funds can be part of the solution to a financial industry which has become divorced from its underlying purpose.
Future Fund develops teams to match complex markets
The Future Fund is focusing on building its internal capabilities to better handle increasing complexities in financial markets.
Data at the core of custody
The needs of super funds have evolved, but custodians are yet to fully meet them, particularly in relation to data and analytics.
Growing pay inequality to influence markets
Investors need to better gauge the relationship between macroeconomic income inequality, intracompany wage and company performance.
AustralianSuper increases efficiency by using a single provider
AustralianSuper has moved to clear futures through a single provider as it seeks to improve operational efficiency. Despite massive growth, super funds have not been able to exploit their scale to improve efficiency. This is because of the traditional custody model, which suits fund managers, along with other parties “within the overall food chain”, according … Read more
