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Government bonds no longer a safe bet

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... Schroder Investment Management Australia. Speaking as part of an asset allocation panel at the 2016 Morningstar Investment Conference, Stevenson argued that risk outweighed reward for those looking towards government bonds as portfolio diversifiers. ...

Default super should have base ESG standard: RIAA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... one voluntary exclusion, to reflect the expectations of the beneficiaries." Hosting its annual responsible investment conference in Sydney recently, RIAA released the white paper: Driving long-term investment and delivering responsible financial markets ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... are generic funds and seven funds are specifically designed for particular large employers. At the AIST investment conference in September, CREATE-Research chief executive Professor Amin Rajan said lifecycle superannuation funds are gaining traction ...

CFAs told ASIC is for the consumer

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... underway at the big four banks, Macquarie and AMP. Speaking at the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Australian Investment Conference in Sydney yesterday, Medcraft said the surveillance was focusing on two particular areas - advice compliance and bad ...

Room to move on super investment fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... when speaking at an investment fees forum at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference. "If we don't do something about fees I'm very scared that advertising, governments, and marketing forces us down a route of ...

Asset management modeling low-cost airlines

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... which they can afford," Rajan said. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference recently, Rajan presented findings from research headlined "Why the internet titans will not conquer asset management". Rajan ...

Private equity shift keeping investors busy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... private capital, Steven Lipchin. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference recently, Lipchin and fellow panelists were of the opinion that although private equity valuations are still challenging, there ...

Regulators put super funds on notice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... area it will be monitoring closely. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference recently, ASIC senior executive leader, investment managers and superannuation, Ged Fitzpatrick said considering many people ...

Super investment fees should align with CPI

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... CPI growth of about 3% per annum. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference on Friday, Trafford-Walker said investment management costs were the "big elephant in the room". "[Super] funds are taking ...

Super funds need to compete globally

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... competition for assets continues to grow. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference, Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund (MIESF) chief investment officer Mary McLaughlin said super funds need ...