Positives all round, JobKeeper extended, RBA bearish The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) finished the week 1.3% higher after gaining 0.6% on Friday. Materials (4.4%) and Energy (4.9%) were the standouts as commodity prices remained in a sweet spot of surging demand
by Greg Bright It had to happen, of course, but sometimes when it does it is still a bit of a shock. John McMurtrie, the driving force for nearly 20 years behind what became Link Group, announced last Friday (August
The Netherlands, Denmark, and Australia were ranked as the top three pension systems by country, according to a report from Visual Capitalist analytics company. New Zealand, despite having little in the way of compulsory savings, came in at 8th in
Big investors seem reasonably sanguine about both their performance during the current market volatility and the outlook for markets generally over the next few months, according to a report by global manager search firm and investment advisor bfinance. The report
Martin Currie Australia last week, on August 6, sent a letter to the chairs of all of the companies in which the firm invests in Australia and New Zealand for its income strategies, emphasising what it has relayed in meetings
As super funds have grown and, with mergers, sometimes grown very quickly, so has their rosters of outsourced funds managers. For several years most funds have been looking to have fewer but deeper relationships with their service providers, because this
The annual Money Management Awards were a bit different this year, as all awards have been. They were virtual, like the others, and they weren’t run, in Money Management’s case in conjunction with the ‘financial planner of the year’ and
AvSuper has appointed a new global manager, US-Based Hardman Johnston, in a mandate which shifts its portfolio towards the growth end of the spectrum. Hardman Johnston Global Advisors has been one of the best-performing managers in its category for more
This year’s FEAL conference theme proved prescient when chosen, what seems a long time ago, in February. The theme was: ‘Resilience: How to Survive and Thrive in a Time of Disruption’. With a bit of luck, the organisation is showing
Investment organisations are not learning from their experience when it comes to improving investment committee (IC) practices and governance, according to new research from the ‘Thinking Ahead Institute’, a not-for-profit member group linked to Willis Towers Watson. The research, ‘Going
Positives all round, JobKeeper extended, RBA bearish The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) finished the week 1.3% higher after gaining
by Greg Bright It had to happen, of course, but sometimes when it does it is still a
The Netherlands, Denmark, and Australia were ranked as the top three pension systems by country, according to a
Big investors seem reasonably sanguine about both their performance during the current market volatility and the outlook for
Martin Currie Australia last week, on August 6, sent a letter to the chairs of all of the
As super funds have grown and, with mergers, sometimes grown very quickly, so has their rosters of outsourced
The annual Money Management Awards were a bit different this year, as all awards have been. They were
AvSuper has appointed a new global manager, US-Based Hardman Johnston, in a mandate which shifts its portfolio towards
This year’s FEAL conference theme proved prescient when chosen, what seems a long time ago, in February. The
Investment organisations are not learning from their experience when it comes to improving investment committee (IC) practices and
