The sixth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has lit a fire under fund managers – literally. The problem is figuring out what they can do about it. “In order to get to any kind of stable
With an uptick in interest in hedge funds following better performance during covid-19, bfinance has produced a study on how big investors have adapted their hedge fund portfolios. The global manager search and research firm says that institutional investor sentiment
A new academic paper has labeled most investment strategy research as statistically flawed, equating finance industry back-tested analyses with the now-debunked historical medical studies funded by ‘big tobacco’. In the study titled ‘Finance is not excused: why finance should not
The public facing aspects of Your Future Your Super (YFYS) risk creating a “pseudo ‘best in show’, according to new research from Deloitte. The research, titled “New ways to judge the past”, highlights a number of mostly unexamined pain points
In his final speech to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Ian Silk defended the organisation against all comers. But the Morrison Government is unlikely to relent. “To be prudent stewards of capital and to act in their members’
Alexis George, AMP’s new CEO, faces the task of returning Australia’s oldest wealth manager to its founding principles. The question is how deep the rot runs. What’s to say after nine days in the job? Not a lot. Alexis George
Grey swan risks abound in fixed income markets, with stickier than expected inflation and fresh lockdowns posing a threat to the orthodox view of a global recovery. The great inflation debate has gripped markets as they come to terms with
Private debt is starting to attract a broader range of investors, including high net-worth individuals and smaller funds who are searching for yield combined with capital preservation. The attraction, alongside traditional supporters among the big super funds, has also been
Funds should allow retiree members to request they select a retirement product on their behalf, and create “safety net provisions” for those who don’t, according to new research. New research by David Bell, executive director of the Conexus Institute, Geoff
Big sovereign and public sector funds globally have skewed their investments to their domestic markets since the outbreak of covid-19, according to a report by Global SWF. However, the two Australasian sovereign funds, Future Fund and New Zealand Superannuation Fund,
The sixth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has lit a fire under fund managers
With an uptick in interest in hedge funds following better performance during covid-19, bfinance has produced a study
A new academic paper has labeled most investment strategy research as statistically flawed, equating finance industry back-tested analyses
The public facing aspects of Your Future Your Super (YFYS) risk creating a “pseudo ‘best in show’, according
In his final speech to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Ian Silk defended the organisation against
Alexis George, AMP’s new CEO, faces the task of returning Australia’s oldest wealth manager to its founding principles.
Grey swan risks abound in fixed income markets, with stickier than expected inflation and fresh lockdowns posing a
Private debt is starting to attract a broader range of investors, including high net-worth individuals and smaller funds
Funds should allow retiree members to request they select a retirement product on their behalf, and create “safety
Big sovereign and public sector funds globally have skewed their investments to their domestic markets since the outbreak
