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Bahamian firm joins Future Gen portfolio

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... minimal risk. Future Generation Global's investment committee identified the Holowesko Global Fund's long-term performance and focus on capital preservation as key features that will complement its existing investment portfolio. "We are fortunate that ...

JANA appoints general manager, strategy

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... JANA, a firm with exceptionally strong foundations and exciting opportunities for growth and change - with the overarching focus of improving client outcomes."

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... those property and infrastructure assets that can reprice and pass those inflation costs on to consumers. Hostplus' focus on investment strategy - rather than on peer relative returns - has long made the top-performing fund an outlier in the local ...

APRA urges entities to strengthen risk management

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... frameworks. Too many risk assessment reports APRA reads, however, only review design effectiveness. We also want to see a focus on operating effectiveness." Bingham acknowledged that risk culture is also undertaken by entities to improve risk management ...

First Sentier names global responsible investment head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... topics of engagement that FSI would continue to explore, in addition to climate change, Turner pointed to the firm's focus on human rights and research on marine microplastic pollution. "I think what has been rewarding in the last few years is picking ...

Cbus retirement lead jumps to AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... retirement. As recently as April, Sedawie took on this new role in what was said to be a reflection of the fund's heightened focus on the decumulation phase of superannuation. As head of retirement, he was accountable for Cbus' integrated strategy ...

Chuck out Chapter 7: Broome

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... statement. "We're all constrained by regulation in terms of what we do in this industry, and perhaps rather than just focus on how many laws or how many regulators we've got, the key point is about addressing its complexity," he said. "This is ...

Financial planning avatars are the future

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... know that we comply." The other piece is the idea of technology amplifying humanity, providing the opportunity to not just focus on what it is to be human, but to fully realise what it is to be human, Abood said. One way of doing this is to use AI to ...

The game changing trends planners should know about

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... post-millennial era. "We've spent a lot of years talking about millennials and Gen Y, but I've got to tell you, our focus really needs to shift," he said. "If you don't have any Gen Zs in your workforce right now, you will really soon. Within ...

'Our fears were warranted': Chant West proposes YFYS alternative

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... performance test is outweighing the rewards for passing, causing some funds to make passing the test their primary investment focus. "We are seeing clear evidence of how the test is influencing funds' investment behaviour. We forecast that some funds' ...