Volume 2 Number 1

Volume 2 Issue 1

Administration & Management

Retaining Gen Ys - understanding is the key

KRYSTAL HIDE | Comments | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008

We are all affected by the "War on Talent" in how we run our organisations, whether we are super fund, a platform, an advisory group, an investment manager, an administrator or some other type ... ... Read more

Investment

Russian roulette

SUSAN GOSLING | Comments | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008

Imagine you are offered $5 million to play Russian roulette. If you put a revolver with a bullet in one of the six available chambers to your head, there are six possible outcomes - five of which are ... ... Read more

Time to step up hedge fund allocations

SCOTT MACDONALD | Comments | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008

The continuing volatility in all equity markets and other traditional assets means the move into alternative investments should be an easy decision. With this in mind why is it currently estimated that ... ... Read more

Pension-liability analysis: An application of fixed income analytics

MICHAEL SENOSKI | Comments | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008

Pension liabilities are long-term cash flow obligations of the plan sponsor. Financial accounting and US federal funding standards require that these liabilities are to be valued based on a high-quality ... ... Read more

Portfolio risk analysis should not stop at tracking error

STEPHEN BORTHWICK | Comments | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008

Active portfolio management is the art of balancing risk and return. The term "balance" insinuates that half of the art of portfolio construction lies in stock selection and the other half ... Read more

Retirement

It's time to abolish retirement

DARREN WICKHAM | Comments | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008

Retirement is a relatively new phenomenon. As a period of leisure it is even more novel. Increasing lifespans and low birth rates mean that retirement is becoming less affordable. Retirement now means ... ... Read more

Communications & Marketing

Future of super fund marketing

BRUCE STAFFORD | Comments | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008

Super funds have a technical heritage but to survive in tomorrow's much more competitive environment they will have to become true marketing organisations. Negotiating these challenges means coming ... ... Read more

Ethics & Governance

Position paper: Director and executive security trading

ERIK MATHER | Comments | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008

Effective protection against insider trading is critical to market confidence and, over time, liquidity. For a company, failing to demonstrate a working governance system to prevent insider trading not ... ... Read more

Latest News


Super funds don't vote together: ACSI ELIZABETH MCARTHUR \| 12:52PM The House of Representatives committee looking into common ownership of ASX companies has continued this week, with the super industry hitting back at suggestions that funds act in unison.	APRA to mandate independent certifications KARREN VERGARA Prudential regulator APRA plans to go ahead with mandating independent certifications within group insurance as recommended by the financial services Royal Commission.

New super fund prepares for launch ELIZABETH MCARTHUR Tomorrow Super is readying itself for a $5 million pre-IPO funding round, with the promise of a financial adviser friendly superannuation solution.	AMP reduces super fees JAMIE WILLIAMSON Members of AMP's super products will see savings across both administration and investment fees from October, with some set to make significant savings.

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Redesigning the game

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Andrew Moore leads one of the more successful superannuation challengers. He talks to Kanika Sood about growth opportunities ahead for Spaceship.

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The great reweightings	Meeting net zero emissions as a super fund	Lifecycle funds enable super members to have their cake and eat it, too	The performance test that isn't is here, now what?
On 11 May this year, MSCI Inc., a global provider and creator of indices, announced the outcome of its semi- annual MSCI Equity Indexes Review. Through ...	Over the past 15 years we have seen an evolution in the expectations of superannuation funds. With their long investment horizons, they have started to ...	Volatility and uncertainty are the new norm in financial markets. We've had three "once in a lifetime" market crises in 25 years: the dot-com ...	Well, it's finally here. The day of the APRA super fund performance test has arrived. But whatever you, me or anyone thinks of it, it's time we ...
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