CIO profiles
First State’s Damian Graham defies doomsayers
A decade of ultra-low rates and mediocre growth does not mean that every year will yield low returns for superannuation funds.
Elizabeth FryJuly 10, 2019
First State Super
Investment Strategy
Merger talks collapse: Integration risks high
Merger talks between Statewide Super WA Super and Tasplan Super scuppered because of high implementation risks.
Elizabeth FryJuly 1, 2019
People Moves
Michael Dwyer joins TCorp board
Industry veteran Michael Dwyer, a former chief executive of First State Super, has joined the board of TCorp.
Elizabeth FryJune 17, 2019
Roundtables
Modern slavery campaigners turn to financial services
Institutional investors are increasingly worried about investing in businesses that exploit slave work forces through their supply chains.
Elizabeth FryJune 3, 2019
Fiduciary Investors Symposium
Super funds face intense media scrutiny
Asset owners say their investment decisions are being scrutinised for proof they are in the best interests of their members.
Elizabeth FryMay 29, 2019
Fiduciary Investors Symposium
FIS: Total portfolio management
Total portfolio management is a portfolio completion strategy and all large asset owners should be looking to manage their portfolios this way, a panel at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium said.
Amanda WhiteMay 22, 2019
ESG
Industry funds see ESG progress in Asia
First State Super, Cbus Super and Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek help spread the ESG movement in Asia's emerging markets
Elizabeth FryMay 13, 2019
ESG
APRA to update ESG guidelines
Superannuation funds are eagerly awaiting for the prudential regulator to update its definition of climate change risk and treat it as a mainstream financial threat.
Elizabeth FryApril 18, 2019