Big super funds appear to have taken at least one government change to their overall operations in their stride – the compulsion to hold a member annual meeting, with the first necessary before March next year. Some, such as AustralianSuper,
As it turned out, the Morningstar-organised discussion between a value and a growth manager became a lot more conciliatory than would have been expected. Many investors had been wondering whether value would ever make a comeback. They need not have
In March and April this year, Jamieson Coote Bonds, a Melbourne boutique bond manager, suffered redemptions of about $1 billion, which were processed without difficulty. “Solvency and liquidity are what matters in the darkest days,” says partner Charlie Jamieson. Jamieson
Australia’s workplaces have made modest gains in the mental health and wellbeing for employees over the past 12 months, despite the impact of COVID-19, according to the largest annual survey of its kind. But, following the drastically altered work patterns
by David Chaplin Even a blind monkey-based manager could outperform the average active fund by simply flinging darts at the stock index chart, according to US academic, Burton Malkiel, 88. His claim, first aired in his classic ‘A Random Walk
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZS) is overhauling its 10-year old responsible investment (RI) strategy to stay on track with global best practice, after recording a 60bps gain due to its old policy. In its ‘Climate Change Report’ published last
DTCC, the global industry-owned provider of infrastructure for post-trade financial services, is entering the consulting business, with a niche advice offering specific to the post-trade processing space. Post-trade processing is where DTCC (the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation) provides much
It’s ‘Ground Hog Day’ for the super industry, according to Michele O’Neil, the president of the ACTU. The Coalition Government is using the same arguments that then Prime Minister Tony Abbott did in 2016, when he successfully delayed the gradual
Gerard Noonan retired from his role as chair of Media Super last week (September 30) after nearly 30 years at the fund and its predecessor, Just Super. It was his last major non-executive director’s role in the super industry of
Australia is doing comparatively very well fighting the spread of COVID-19 and also comparatively well fighting its impact on the broad sharemarket. But there have been several quirks in sharemarket behaviour which have become evident in the latest reporting season,
Big super funds appear to have taken at least one government change to their overall operations in their
As it turned out, the Morningstar-organised discussion between a value and a growth manager became a lot more
In March and April this year, Jamieson Coote Bonds, a Melbourne boutique bond manager, suffered redemptions of about
Australia’s workplaces have made modest gains in the mental health and wellbeing for employees over the past 12
by David Chaplin Even a blind monkey-based manager could outperform the average active fund by simply flinging darts
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZS) is overhauling its 10-year old responsible investment (RI) strategy to stay on
DTCC, the global industry-owned provider of infrastructure for post-trade financial services, is entering the consulting business, with a
It’s ‘Ground Hog Day’ for the super industry, according to Michele O’Neil, the president of the ACTU. The
Gerard Noonan retired from his role as chair of Media Super last week (September 30) after nearly 30
Australia is doing comparatively very well fighting the spread of COVID-19 and also comparatively well fighting its impact
