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Advice group research head departs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... group's research leadership is re-shuffled, with senior research analyst John Stamatopoulos also departing. The two researchers leave Centrepoint after less than two years, having both joined in late 2018. In a note, Centrepoint Alliance group executive ...

Australians hate complexity, not annuities: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... purchase." The new research indicates that is only partially true. Consumers do struggle to understand annuities. The researchers found that demand would be much higher if annuity options were presented in a simplified manner. Altschwager and associate ...

Why COVID-19 could boost ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... we as humans, have such a hard time grappling with these risks? Why didn't we prepare for a pandemic, even when researchers laid out the problem for us?" Streur said. "Why aren't we dealing effectively with climate change, even though researchers ...

Academics protest UniSuper investments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... the Paris climate agreement." "UniSuper is the default superannuation fund for Australia's academics, scientists, researchers and university employees. As such it should be at the vanguard of climate policy," Market Forces said. Noting the fund only ...

Industry fund awards mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... will be managed by Robeco's Quantitative Equities team, consisting of more than 40 portfolio manager and quantitative researchers dedicated to quantitative investing, research and model development. Robeco has $332 billion in assets under management. ...

Pengana makes executive hire

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... business development team and the firm's international equities investment team to build and enhance relationships with researchers, consultants, financial advisers and institutional investors. Pengana International Equities chief investment officer ...

ISA slams ANU research as SG debate rears its head again

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... facilitate self-insurance against risks, noting that this could lead to over-saving with its own issues and costs," the researchers said. "Further, our analysis does not account for assets outside of superannuation that could significantly lower the ...

More MySuper accounts close than open: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... and rationalisation of inactive or duplicate accounts, reflects how ambiguous these account number measures can be. "Researchers and regulators need to assess these measures carefully, particularly if they intend to use these as de facto fund sustainability ...

AMP Capital commits more to Melbourne students

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... Connect will be a world-class innovation precinct that will connect industry, government and leading academics and researchers," "Student numbers at the University of Melbourne continue to grow due to its reputation as Australia's highest-ranking university," ...

Don't over-interpret OECD super fee figures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... for arguing the system is efficient enough and doesn't need further reform. "While all this may seem a nerdfest for researchers, why it matters is that we could inadvertently hold these numbers up as shield against policymakers that are pushing Australia's ...