In an industry where the celebration of achievements has become a sub-sector in itself, the absence of a perspex prize for asset allocation lays bare an example of fundamental negligence.... read more »
In the lead-up to the release of the peak consultative group report on Stronger Super, Investor Weekly scoped the views of some of the leading participants in the policy debate on superannuation.... read more »
Annual benefit projections will help super funds engage with the widest possible cross-section of their members, Towers Watson consultant John Burnett says.... read more »
Despite industry-wide consensus on the merits of after-tax reporting, there is little agreement on a practical solution to implementing the method, Wouter Klijn reports.... read more »
Investors need to start looking at the longer-term fallout and implications from the GFC and consider how to reflect these in their portfolios, Mercer Australia/New Zealand investment consulting business head Graeme Mather says.... read more »
A spate of high-yield and income funds has been launched in the Australian market in the past 12 months, seeking to tap into the needs of a swelling battalion of retirees. However, despite their apparent suitability to the super industry, are these the products institutional investors are waiting for or are they too much in the realm of the retail investor?... read more »
Super funds have started to appreciate the merits of the big picture approach of thematic investors, but finding the best way to implement this style of investing in portfolios remains challenging, Wouter Klijn reports.... read more »
Succession planning remains a critical issue for the industry as super fund chairs seek directors with specialist knowledge and skills, says the CIE's Gabriel Szondy. ... read more »
With the first baby boomers reaching retirement age in 2011, the strains on the age pension system will increase sharply in the next decade. Wouter Klijn assesses the appropriate strategies for the later stages of life. ... read more »
Something has been happening within industry funds. Slowly and very surely, industry fund prices have been rising, Tria Investment Partners' Andrew Baker has found. ... read more »
Superannuation funds should introduce financial condition reports to manage the myriad risks that will need to be addressed post Cooper, says Mercer's Darren Wickham. ... read more »
The Australian superannuation industry is going to have to work as one if the sector is to become an efficient machine in the 21st century. Fiona Harris investigates. ... read more »
ESG issues impact on infrastructure stock performance and should be fully integrated into an investment process, writes CFSGAM's Peter Meany. ... read more »
Increased life expectancy and a changing retirement landscape are posing a number of challenges for superannuation funds in addressing the post-retirement needs of their members. Christine St Anne reports.... read more »
Australian superannuation funds should consider an increased allocation to the two outstanding emerging markets in the region, John Pereira says.... read more »
As many active managers have struggled to add value in recent years, Frontier's Natasha Kronouer looks at whether there is merit to maintaining an active strategy. ... read more »
Accessing China via specialist China or Asian funds is a good option for institutional investors, according to Asia Pacific Asset Management.... read more »
With more than half of Australia's superannuation assets held by members aged over 50, it is time to ask why typical default funds do not provide an adequate mix of growth and protection for all members, Deutsche Bank says. ... read more »
Superannuation Minister Chris Bowen recently moved into the portfolio without much fanfare, but the young cabinet minister has a clear view of what he wants to achieve in his new job and where he wants to steer the superannuation system. Alice Uribe reports.... read more »
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Joseph Fekete, Clearway Capital Solutions joint managing director and principal
While ESG strategies have been incorporated into mainstream asset classes, investors are now looking to include these principles in alternative assets. Clearway's Joseph Fekete assesses the trend. ... read more »
The motto 'be prepared' has informed the actions of the Boy Scout movement since it was coined by Robert Baden-Powell in 1907. Sequential's Adrian Johnstone thinks this is good advice for industry executives as the Cooper review unfolds.... read more »
It is imperative superannuation funds consider the potential risks and opportunities that arise from climate change and how these can potentially be mitigated and accessed respectively, Frontier Investment Consulting's Ed Smith says. ... read more »
The Asian financial crisis of 1997 was the catalyst that drove companies in the region to transform into more disciplined operations. How is the region positioned to withstand the current global financial crisis? Christine St Anne reports.... read more »
Futurist Keith Suter last year told a Sydney conference if the US can elect a young black president with Hussein as his middle name, then the country can reinvent itself.... read more »
The two non-consecutive alphabetic letters encountered most often last week caused more controversy than the underlying policy they represented, Wouter Klijn writes.... read more »
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