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Why ASIC delayed RG97

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... 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 90 trustees required ...

Super funds and weapons of mass destruction

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... Milliman head of fund advisory services Michael Armitage told delegates at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference that the zero-to-negative interest rate environment is pushing super funds to increase their derivatives ...

No room for complacency: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... industry has a lot to be proud of, there's no room for complacency. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference, Rowell said now that higher account balances are skewing towards retirees, super funds need ...

Tracing super back to 1517

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... Luther. While he admitted it was a long bow to draw, McFarlane told delegates at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference that in many ways, the medieval Catholic church wasn't unlike the philosophy underpinning ...

Latin America: the best-kept investment secret

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... Management chief investment officer Juan Carlos Botero. He told delegates at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference that there was generally less investor understanding of the region than the broader emerging ...

The disconnect at the heart of financial services

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... strategists Asia-Pacific Jonathan Shead, who discussed the concept of motivation at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference on the Gold Coast. He referred to State Street's research on the idea of "phi," which ...

AIST names rising star

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees named the winner of its 2017 Investment Rising Star Award. State Super head of asset allocation Charles Wu was given the award, which was judged based on four criteria: leadership within the team or ...

The pointy end of super regulation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... contending with preparing for two key pieces of industry regulation. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference on the Gold Coast, new AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said she "couldn't have timed ...

Markets are stronger than Trump

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... fundamentals are stronger than any current geopolitical volatility. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference on the Gold Coast, Hobson said it's dangerous to attempt to orient one's investment decisions ...

APRA issues warning to underperforming super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... the superannuation prudential framework in an effort to lift operation governance practices of regulated superannuation trustees. The regulator outlined a proposal whereby fund expenditure, setting of fees and costs, and the use of reserves come under ...