For as scared as everyone gets about the prospect of losing their job, it’s remarkable how often the de-commissioned sound relaxed, even pleased, about what’s just happened to them. Tim Hannon, a 14-year veteran of Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management, is a classic case. His job as head of property securities was made redundant last month, a pruning near the top of the tree which has been repeated at other houses like State Street and Wellington.
Post-retirement product innovation on its way, but superannuation funds not ready
Product innovation in post-retirement will be the next big thing in the superannuation industry, according to Paul Murphy, executive manager, marketing and business development at UniSuper, but Australia is lagging the rest of the world. Speaking at Investment & Technology’sinaugural conference – ‘Post-Retirement Solutions for Super Funds: Strategies for Keeping Members in Retirement’ – in … Read more
Post-retirement product innovation on its way, but superannuation funds not ready
Product innovation in post-retirement will be the next big thing in the superannuation industry, according to Paul Murphy, executive manager, marketing and business development at UniSuper, but Australia is lagging the rest of the world. Speaking at Investment & Technology’sinaugural conference – ‘Post-Retirement Solutions for Super Funds: Strategies for Keeping Members in Retirement’ – in … Read more
BNY Mellon looks for further acquisitions as prices slide
BNY Mellon is still on the acquisition trail, particularly in Australasia, following the purchase of the stake it did not already own in the former West AM Australia – renamed Ankura Capital – and the London-based Blackfriars Asset Management. Both were divested by German bank WestLB, which has been hit hard by the credit crisis. … Read more
BNY Mellon looks for further acquisitions as prices slide
BNY Mellon is still on the acquisition trail, particularly in Australasia, following the purchase of the stake it did not already own in the former West AM Australia – renamed Ankura Capital – and the London-based Blackfriars Asset Management. Both were divested by German bank WestLB, which has been hit hard by the credit crisis. … Read more
Goliaths to beat Davids in global equity stakes
The recovery in global share markets will be led by large companies with low debt levels and access to shrinking credit markets, agreed two chief investment officers visiting our shores last month, with providers of “real assets” and those with technological leadership expected to lead the charge. The CIO of Martin Currie, James Fairweather, said … Read more
Goliaths to beat Davids in global equity stakes
The recovery in global share markets will be led by large companies with low debt levels and access to shrinking credit markets, agreed two chief investment officers visiting our shores last month, with providers of “real assets” and those with technological leadership expected to lead the charge. The CIO of Martin Currie, James Fairweather, said … Read more
HESTA, VicSuper target sell-side in new ESG push
HESTA and VicSuper are aiming to make analysis of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks part of mainstream brokerage research in Australia. They last month launched a program, ESG Research Australia (ESG RA), modelled on the Enhanced Analytics Initiative, a project mainly undertaken by European pension funds to encourage ESG research. The funds will seek … Read more
HESTA, VicSuper target sell-side in new ESG push
HESTA and VicSuper are aiming to make analysis of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks part of mainstream brokerage research in Australia. They last month launched a program, ESG Research Australia (ESG RA), modelled on the Enhanced Analytics Initiative, a project mainly undertaken by European pension funds to encourage ESG research. The funds will seek … Read more
Funds need aged-based risk questionnaires: Chant
The Federal Government could remove the disincentives for people to remain in the workforce and help tackle the challenge of longevity by scrapping the income test and increasing the Age Pension age, according to the Institute of Actuaries. With longevity posing challenges for superannuation fund members, Trevor Thompson, the Institute’s new president, said such moves … Read more
Funds need aged-based risk questionnaires: Chant
The Federal Government could remove the disincentives for people to remain in the workforce and help tackle the challenge of longevity by scrapping the income test and increasing the Age Pension age, according to the Institute of Actuaries. With longevity posing challenges for superannuation fund members, Trevor Thompson, the Institute’s new president, said such moves … Read more
New Actuaries president calls for hike in Age Pension age
The Federal Government could remove the disincentives for people to remain in the workforce and help tackle the challenge of longevity by scrapping the income test and increasing the Age Pension age, according to the Institute of Actuaries. With longevity posing challenges for superannuation fund members, Trevor Thompson, the Institute’s new president, said such moves … Read more
