Fund managers have enjoyed a strong bounce in fund flows, according to Morningstar data, and these flows are continuing in the first quarter of the year. In a webinar for clients last week (February 23), Grant Kennaway, Morningstar’s Melbourne-based director
In one of the more ambitious of big super fund mergers, the BOC Super corporate fund is to follow the similar-sized Toyota Super and join with the new blended industry and corporate fund structure known as ‘Togethr’. Set to be
The world piled on a further US$24 trillion (A$30.1 trillion) in 2020 increasing the total debt mountain to a new peak of US$281 trillion (A$361 trillion), according to the Institute of International Finance (IIF) analysis of 61 countries. As governments
J.P. Morgan has increased its lead on the other major third-party asset servicing firms in Australia, with an 18.7 per cent jump in assets under custody to $973.2 billion in the six months to December last. The latest figures from
Bryan Gray, a genuine stalwart of, and major contributor to, the strong position of Australia and New Zealand’s asset servicing sector, has retired. He spent 12 years at State Street followed by nearly 20 years at J.P. Morgan. Gray is
David Knox, Mercer senior partner, actuary and founder of the global pensions systems index, threw down a challenge to the Retirement Income Review to look at a ‘universal pension’ for all Australians. He is now talking to the industry. Knox,
People talk about the importance of taking the time to build a platform for any endeavour. If that’s the case for developing a commercial mass-market range of retirement solutions, Allianz and PIMCO have given themselves a head start with their
It’s easy to miss the wood from the trees in the mish mash of arguments back and forth about a range of views on what our super system should look like. But in the current melee, the importance of last
They may be late to the party compared with Europe but companies and investors in the Asia Pacific region have taken to ESG principles and practices in a big way. They are particularly concerned about ‘greenwashing’, according to BNP Paribas.
Investors should increase allocations to active management strategies against an increasingly uncertain global backdrop, according to a new Willis Towers Watson (WTW) report. It is a “cyclically fertile ground for alpha”. The WTW analysis, ‘Outlook 2021’, says “skilled active management
Fund managers have enjoyed a strong bounce in fund flows, according to Morningstar data, and these flows are
In one of the more ambitious of big super fund mergers, the BOC Super corporate fund is to
The world piled on a further US$24 trillion (A$30.1 trillion) in 2020 increasing the total debt mountain to
J.P. Morgan has increased its lead on the other major third-party asset servicing firms in Australia, with an
Bryan Gray, a genuine stalwart of, and major contributor to, the strong position of Australia and New Zealand’s
David Knox, Mercer senior partner, actuary and founder of the global pensions systems index, threw down a challenge
People talk about the importance of taking the time to build a platform for any endeavour. If that’s
It’s easy to miss the wood from the trees in the mish mash of arguments back and forth
They may be late to the party compared with Europe but companies and investors in the Asia Pacific
Investors should increase allocations to active management strategies against an increasingly uncertain global backdrop, according to a new
