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Former industry fund CIO leaves Vanguard after seven months

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... with the culture, get out quickly." Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference in September, McLaughlin said the ongoing debate between active and index managers tend to overshadow some essential tenets ...

Vanguard aims to defuse the active debate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... 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 is because of internal incentives, arguing that managers are ...

UK regulator increases support for new starters

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... Financial Conduct Authority will establish a hub to assist new entrants to the industry. Speaking at an investment conference in Europe, FCA executive director of supervision - investment, wholesale and specialists Megan Butler said a lot of red tape ...

Setting the active record straight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... 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 (SPIVA) Scorecard as one that can be misinterpreted. She said ...

Superannuation and debt: Inextricably linked

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... in economics Stephen Kinsella told delegates at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference that, broadly speaking, debt "doesn't matter as long as you can service it from some kind of income and someone is willing ...

Revisiting the active versus passive cage fight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... 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 to get resolved in 50 minutes on the Gold Coast." She noted that ...

Smash the super status quo

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... 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 congratulating itself for taking baby steps. She said: "Respectfully ...

Why it shouldn't be called impact investing

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... 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 environmental awareness and the actual business of delivering ...

Why ASIC delayed RG97

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... 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 additional time to implement ...

Super funds and weapons of mass destruction

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... 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 exposure, especially ...