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Lessons from GPIF: Mizuno

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... we are requested to do. It became very clear if Japan aim for 1.5 degrees, meaning net zero by 2050, our portfolio performance would be better." Mizuno proposes asset owners change their mindset to reflect that portfolio performance is subject to what ...

BlackRock wins monumental mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... important pension schemes through the creation of a bespoke model. We look forward to delivering enhanced investment performance for the ultimate benefit of the Schemes' members," BlackRock's head of UK business Sarah Melvin said. The agreement also ...

Vanguard head jumps to industry fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... advice, promoting from within. Lynda Cross was promoted from her previous position as manager of advice partnerships and performance. Prior to joining Cbus, Cross was manager of advice and education at LUCRF Super and had a 16-year career at Mercer in ...

How noise impacts trading performance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
Did trading desks perform better or worse when they were forced to work from home last year? That is the question UNSW Business school researchers sought to answer. A study by UNSW Business School associate professors Elise Payzan-LeNestour and James ...

Investors move to thematic funds

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... funds in Australia have grown exponentially in the last year after showing stellar results through the pandemic but performance over the long term is lacklustre, new research shows. Morningstar's latest Global Thematic Funds Landscape Report revealed ...

Jobs to go at AMP Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... Shelley (formerly chief investment officer of Equipsuper and Catholic Super) and brought accountability for investment performance within the business as part of the changes. The changes come after former chief executive of AMP Australia Alex Wade departed ...

Super fund risk culture "immature": APRA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... communication and escalation, risk capabilities, risk governance and controls, responsibility and accountability, performance management and incentives, shared values and risk culture assessment. "It's no coincidence leadership is number one on the list ...

Financial services job market hot: Hays

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... review. Meanwhile, 68% of accountancy and finance professionals say an increase of 3% or more would better reflect their performance. While 3% might not sound like much to some, recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows wages growth of just 0.6% ...

Research reveals factors influencing advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... limits the weight to attach to any conclusions. However, just as roleplays, however artificial, improve real-life performance, so should this noise audit. The real world in which advisers operate is messy, and full of potentially unhelpful influences. ...

Superannuation assets hit $3.13tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... 15.1% increase year on year, APRA said in releasing the quarterly figures, attributing the growth to strong investment performance. Total assets in MySuper products reached $850 billion, rising 19.3% year on year. Industry funds' assets stood at $857.6 ...