Hedge Funds
Fair and efficient markets rely on people power
CFA Societies are taking the lead in promoting professionalism and ethics, because the fairness of markets is driven by human behaviour.
Graeme BibbyDecember 19, 2017
ethics
Hedge Funds
Funds without ethical lens risk being left on shelf
Super funds and managers that don't embrace ethics risk being left behind, the PortfolioConstruction Forum Strategies Conference has heard.
Nour AzharAugust 30, 2017
FEAL Annual Conference
The existential challenge of AI
Super funds must get to grips with what advances in artificial intelligence might mean, for portfolios, the workforce, and for being human.
Mark Story and Simon HoyleAugust 7, 2017
Events
It’s hard to see ethics through all that jargon
The language of the financial services industry obscures moral issues practitioners routinely face.
Simon HoyleJune 9, 2017
Insurance
Edelman research exposes financial services’ trust deficit
Financial services is still the least trusted major industry in Australia, despite gaining ground over five years, from post-GFC lows.
Sally RoseJune 9, 2017
Investment Strategy
Money corrupts; learn to tame your inner psychopath
People working in financial services need to accept that “proximity to money” makes them more likely to engage in poor ethical behaviour.
Sally RoseMay 24, 2017
Industry View
Super industry, consider taking the Banking and Finance Oath
The BFO has been designed to incorporate the entire financial services sector, and super, like it or not, is part of the finance industry.
Pauline VamosMay 18, 2017
Industry View
A business case that ignores social issues is no case at all
Finance pros under pressure to ‘make the business case’ for social responsibility should not shy away from calling it the right thing to do.
Clare PayneMay 11, 2017