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Super fund ESG specialist joins PRI committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... Teachers' Pension Plan (co-chairs of the committee in 2017), Matthieu Baret of Idinvest Partners, and John Beil of University of California for the time and expertise that they dedicated to their roles on the committee. HESTA's Saleeba is also on the ...

Game theory revolutionises risk profiling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... questionnaires and other traditional data collection methods with game theory and behavioural economics. Invented by former University of California Berkeley Economics Department chair Shachar Kariv, TrueProfile is built on the reality that clients cannot ...

Blockchain will boost company value: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... allow e-voting at annual general meetings would likely increase overall company value, latest research from the University of Wollongong shows. Research conducted by University of Wollongong deputy vice chancellor Alex Frino suggests that introducing ...

SuperConcepts launches admin tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... their investments, anywhere and at any time from the one place." Research SuperConcepts recently released with the University of Adelaide's International Centre for Financial Services revealed that SMSFs with more members tend to shun riskier equity ...

Financial Standard journalist recognised in press awards

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... panel of judges also included: Professor Anthony Fung, director, School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, who was also the lead judge for the Chinese categories Andrew Main, veteran business journalist, emcee and commentator ...

C is the key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... the consumer is king and given latest stats they're feeling like one too. While the preliminary estimate of the University of Michigan consumer confidence index slowed to a reading of 97.8 in November, this was from the 13-year high print of 100.7 in ...

Industry funds adopt robo-advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... Child Care Super is dedicated to the early learning industry. Separately, a new partnership with Mercer and the University of Wollongong will boost research in the fields of health, wealth and career, providing graduate and employment opportunities for ...

Financial literacy the bridge for income protection gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... finding from a recent study by Zurich in partnership with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford. It looks at how industry participants can work together to close the underinsurance gap and safeguard financial ...

CommInsure adds new annuity strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... retirement planning. Developed in conjunction with Professor Emeritus David F Babbel from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the new strategy also seeks to address how to best manage inflation and changing interest rates while maintaining ...

Advisers back higher education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... place additional demands on time, the ultimate benefit to an industry striving toward professionalism is undeniable. University of Sydney Business School academic Helen Parker says there's a lot to be gained by completing further education. "Learning ...