Perpetual Investments’ former general manager of sales and service for Australian equities, Justin Walsh, will have eight people reporting to him in the newly-created role he begins on April 6.
LPTs need super fund help: Kim Redding
Australian super funds could play a big part in stabilising our beleaguered listed property sector, by providing REITs with the long-term loans that they currently lack, according to the executive director of AMP Capital Investors’ global listed property joint venture. No plastic explosives necessary for this safe
BNP Paribas Securities Services is dusting off its special safe for the Investment Administration Conference at the Sydney Exhibition and Convention Centre March 3. The safe has always caused a stir at previous ASFA and CMSF conferences, if only because of the ability of participants to correctly guess the combination.
No plastic explosives necessary for this safe
BNP Paribas Securities Services is dusting off its special safe for the Investment Administration Conference at the Sydney Exhibition and Convention Centre March 3. The safe has always caused a stir at previous ASFA and CMSF conferences, if only because of the ability of participants to correctly guess the combination.
Ths is a msg frm yr frnds @ reinsurance
Hopefully, all they will ever kill are a few quiet moments here and there. But know that the next big risk which reinsurers are trying to lay off on catastrophe bond managers is – at this very moment – nestled in your pocket or handbag and soon to be planted by your ear.
Ths is a msg frm yr frnds @ reinsurance
Hopefully, all they will ever kill are a few quiet moments here and there. But know that the next big risk which reinsurers are trying to lay off on catastrophe bond managers is – at this very moment – nestled in your pocket or handbag and soon to be planted by your ear.
You knows things are crook when…
We don’t need to tell you how bad it is for hedge funds at the moment, but a new view of the carnage is provided by John Williams, the managing director of Lumina BPO.
You knows things are crook when…
We don’t need to tell you how bad it is for hedge funds at the moment, but a new view of the carnage is provided by John Williams, the managing director of Lumina BPO.
One bad year no reason to give up on super
Like most investors around the globe, Australian superannuation funds are experiencing tough times. There’s no escaping the fact that funds have been hard hit by the global financial crisis and retirees – as well as those approaching retirement – are suffering. The combined effect of the market meltdown and historically low interest rates means retirement for more older Australians is a far cry from the worryfree lifestyle that so many of us envisage for our post-working life. In this sort of climate, it’s inevitable that questions are raised as to whether our compulsory super system – long viewed as a trailblazer for other nations around the world – is everything it is cracked up to be.
One bad year no reason to give up on super
Like most investors around the globe, Australian superannuation funds are experiencing tough times. There’s no escaping the fact that funds have been hard hit by the global financial crisis and retirees – as well as those approaching retirement – are suffering. The combined effect of the market meltdown and historically low interest rates means retirement for more older Australians is a far cry from the worryfree lifestyle that so many of us envisage for our post-working life. In this sort of climate, it’s inevitable that questions are raised as to whether our compulsory super system – long viewed as a trailblazer for other nations around the world – is everything it is cracked up to be.
Why start a career in superannuation?
A spate of recent high profile personnel moves from investment banking and investment management into superannuation prompted some of the FEAL executives to explore the reasons why their employees are attracted to a career in super. A high profile fund CEO who recently changed careers from investment management (he can’t be named because the FEAL Forum was conducted on ‘Chatham House’ rules) conducted a straw poll of his investment team on why they worked in super, and the overwhelming response was that it was “closer to the problem”.
Why start a career in superannuation?
A spate of recent high profile personnel moves from investment banking and investment management into superannuation prompted some of the FEAL executives to explore the reasons why their employees are attracted to a career in super. A high profile fund CEO who recently changed careers from investment management (he can’t be named because the FEAL Forum was conducted on ‘Chatham House’ rules) conducted a straw poll of his investment team on why they worked in super, and the overwhelming response was that it was “closer to the problem”.
