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Morningstar secures $337bn portfolio disclosure commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... is to work with the industry toward 100% coverage and disclosure." The news comes following a recent report from the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) which said transparency in Australia's funds management industry is poor. The report suggests ...

ASIC reviews RG97 impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... the proposed changes is necessary given the inconsistencies and uneven application of the current RG97 regime." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck welcomed ASIC's commitment to working with the industry ...

Vanguard aims to defuse the active debate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... differ greatly." Geysen's comments echo those made by Vanguard investment specialist Mary McLaughlin at the recent Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference, who said that the reason the active-passive debate persists ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... constantly and, when in doubt, contact your client. On superannuation, the stats are disconcerting. 75% of Australian superannuation providers reported a cyber incident to executive management in 2016. Worse, 95% of Australians were targeted by a scammer ...

Setting the active record straight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... widely-used benchmarks, according to Ariel Investments president Mellody Hobson. Speaking to Financial Standard at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference, Hobson cited the S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds ...

Superannuation and debt: Inextricably linked

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
The types of debt held in Australian households shift through the generations, but the amount stays roughly the same - and this has important implications for the superannuation industry. University of Limerick senior lecturer in economics Stephen Kinsella ...

Revisiting the active versus passive cage fight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... tenets of portfolio construction, according to Vanguard investment specialist Mary McLaughlin. McLaughlin spoke at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference, describing the debate as a "mug's game that wasn't going ...

Smash the super status quo

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... super industry is innovating way too incrementally. Describing herself as an "agent provocateur" to delegates at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference, Williams said that the industry is far too predisposed to ...

Why it shouldn't be called impact investing

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... Traill believes the industry has done itself a massive disservice by using the term "impact investing." Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference, Traill suggested that the term implies a disconnect between ...

Why ASIC delayed RG97

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... ASIC senior executive leader, investment managers and superannuation Ged Fitzpatrick explained to delegates at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference why the regulator delayed the RG97 reforms. He said the approximate ...