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Ageing societies threaten to undermine global economy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... Global Aging Institute president Richard Jackson. Speaking at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Conference, Jackson noted that a quarter of the world's population will be "aged" by 2050. In countries like Japan, this figure could ...

Trump bigger than Brexit

ALEX BURKE, DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... strategist for UK and Europe Stephanie Flanders. Speaking at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Conference, Flanders said there are forecasts already suggesting inflation in the US will rise to 2%. She said while the conversation ...

Alpha-beta split allows better asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... performance. First State Super investment strategist Zoe McHugh told the Australian Superannuation Investment (ASI) conference on Tuesday that about $24 billion of its $56 billion investment portfolio is placed in the beta or "market portfolio." "Beta ...

Super investment poorly communicated

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... communicating its investment story to wider Australia. Opening the 2016 Australian Superannuation Investment (ASI) conference in Cairns today, Garcia said the industry could also do a better job in communicating the effort expelled to consistently deliver ...

PROFILE: Mercer senior partner David Knox

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... What is clear about the Mercer senior partner is an industry knowledge that's worth listening to. Opening the 2016 Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia spoke highly of the ...

Infrastructure pricing reshaping investment landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
JANA senior consultant Susan Orr recently told the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) that there is plenty of dry powder among investment managers looking to invest in infrastructure. Yet one of the pitfalls in this environment is the impact ...

Riskier glidepaths could be one retirement answer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... funds. J.P. Morgan Asset Management global head of retirement solutions and portfolio manager Anne Lester said at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds recently that the firm was completing research that looked at the major risk preferences for ...

Super funds encouraged to collect indigenous data

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... mainstream. This was the constant message delivered by First Nations Foundation chief executive Amanda Young at the recent Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Adelaide. Young told the conference it is estimated that 43.1% of indigenous ...

Labor will announce retirement income priorities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... Chalmers said the opposition is committed to giving people time to evaluate each party's direction. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) on Friday, Chalmers' comments were made prior to today's announcement by Malcolm Turnbull ...

Emslie departs AIST board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... president from April following the resignation of Angela Emslie yesterday. Emslie has served on the board of AIST and the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, for a joint total of 19 years. She is currently the chair at HESTA and a board member ...