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Super and consumer experts debate the SG increase

The Federal Government’s plan to lift the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) from its current 9 per cent to 12 per cent unsurprisingly has widespread industry support. But it might be a surprise for some in the industry that the plan does not have universal and unequivocal community support.

I & T NewsNovember 3, 2011

Investment Strategy

Outgoing Actuary of the Year calls for end to ‘retirement’

The GFC has added poignancy to Outgoing Actuary of the Year Darren Wickham’s push to scrap retirement, and he hopes the Institute of Actuaries Australia will continue to wield the axe as he passes the mantle to Kaise Stephan, chief actuary at Munich Re. Wickham, who is a principal at Mercer and was the Institute’s […]

Staff WriterOctober 2, 2009

Investment Strategy

Outgoing Actuary of the Year calls for end to ‘retirement’

The GFC has added poignancy to Outgoing Actuary of the Year Darren Wickham’s push to scrap retirement, and he hopes the Institute of Actuaries Australia will continue to wield the axe as he passes the mantle to Kaise Stephan, chief actuary at Munich Re. Wickham, who is a principal at Mercer and was the Institute’s […]

Staff WriterOctober 2, 2009

Investment Strategy

Climate change investment assessment system

The Climate Change Institute is trialling a ‘business implementation methodology’ with three super funds with the aim to provide free licenses for major industry participants to cope with assessing their responses to global warming.

Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2009

Events

Absolute Returns Funds Conference 2009 Speakers

Gregor Andrade joined AQR in May 2003 and is a senior member of the Client Strategies team and Principal of the firm. Prior to joining AQR, Gregor was a finance professor at Harvard Business School. He taught Corporate Financial Management (CFM), an advanced Corporate Finance and Valuation course in the MBA program, as well […]

Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2009

Investment Strategy

Wanted: one industry association chief

A role running a prominent financial services industry association remains up for grabs, six weeks after the incumbent resigned.

Staff WriterAugust 31, 2009

Investment Strategy

DB Climate Change Advisors to measure carbon risk

Deutsche Asset Management’s institutional climate change investment business is set to introduce risk management measures within its portfolios which will allow it to calculate the portfolios’ total carbon exposure.

Staff WriterApril 14, 2009

Investment Strategy

Much talk, scarce action from funds on climate change investing

The financial crisis and negative member returns have sidelined many super funds’ plans to combat the risks of climate change, but commitments to factor these risks into investment portfolios is still strong, a survey from the Climate Institute and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has found.

Staff WriterMarch 23, 2009