Global custodian Northern Trust has been granted a banking licence in Australia, after clients including the Future Fund expressed a preference for contracting with a locally regulated entity.
Fired by NZ Super, ex-CIO may now direct it
The head of investments sacked by the New Zealand Superannuation Fund in March has resurfaced as chief economic adviser to NZ’s Minister of Finance, whose party wants the Fund to nearly double its New Zealand exposure.
SOA…what happens next?
Today it seems that every organisation of any significance either has or is planning a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) initiative as a key component of its IT strategy.
Providing your members the ultimate comfort
Australians have grown accustomed to having their super accounts and pensions entirely linked to the investment markets, but insurance-based products hold out the promise of more predictable outcomes. ANDREW ROBERTSON, of longevity risk specialist Ingevity, answers some commonly asked questions about this new breed of offerings. In these turbulent economic times, longevity risk is rapidly … Read more
Providing your members the ultimate comfort
Australians have grown accustomed to having their super accounts and pensions entirely linked to the investment markets, but insurance-based products hold out the promise of more predictable outcomes. ANDREW ROBERTSON, of longevity risk specialist Ingevity, answers some commonly asked questions about this new breed of offerings. In these turbulent economic times, longevity risk is rapidly … Read more
Balancing act: portfolio construction under a new regime
The world has changed yet the industry- standard balanced fund configuration, where a move from 70:30 to 65:35 passes for a strategic shift, remains entrenched.
From REST to the rest: what super fund trustees are paid and why
At a time when boards across Australia have come under increasing pressure to review the high sums paid to top executives, the cover story in the October edition of Investment & Technology found a number of people arguing that the pay of executives in superannuation could probably be increased.
From REST to the rest: what super fund trustees are paid and why
At a time when boards across Australia have come under increasing pressure to review the high sums paid to top executives, the cover story in the October edition of Investment & Technology found a number of people arguing that the pay of executives in superannuation could probably be increased.
Forecasting underperformance: looking for risk in all the right places
In bullish times many investors share the view that markets seem riskless. In early 2007, credit spreads were tight and equity markets roared as China drove Australia through what seemed to be a commodities super-cycle.
