John Dyall Head of Investment Research, Rainmaker Information Pty Ltd Head of Investment Research, Rainmaker Information Pty Ltd
JOHN DYALL | TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022 There's been some pearl clutching in the media recently regarding super funds and the valuation of unlisted assets. The fact that the super fund with possibly the highest allocation to unlisted assets also topped performance tables for the year to June ... Read more JOHN DYALL | FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022 Recently I asked myself whether a bias to an investment style - growth or value - could tell me how well my superannuation might be doing. While market beta on its own had no correlation with returns earlier in the year, style beta did. Read more JOHN DYALL | FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021 ESG promotes thoughts and feelings that are warm, hopeful, and kind. This is like the concept of hygge (pronounced "hoo-ga" for those with rusty Danish). We feel bathed in the warmth of doing something good for the planet and for our investment port ... Read more JOHN DYALL | FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021 There's a new Matrix movie coming out, and I wanted to be the first person (in finance at least) to appropriate it for my own purposes. Read more JOHN DYALL | MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021 There appears to be some anxiety around the APRA MySuper performance test and the effect it will have on the superannuation landscape. Read more JOHN DYALL | FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021 At the end of 2020 there was a collective sigh of relief that 2020 was over. For good. Forever. Read more JOHN DYALL | TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020 Chief investment officer of South Australia's Statewide Super Con Michalakis recently released his third quarter investment review. Read more JOHN DYALL | TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019 Australian equities are a major component in Australian superannuation plans. We know they are tax advantaged in super due to franking credits and reduced taxes on realised capital gains. That's well and good, but is the industry on the whole being ... Read more JOHN DYALL | TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019 Throwing shade on the Productivity Commission has proved a popular sport since its report on superannuation was released in mid-January. Read more JOHN DYALL | FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018 Managed funds performance tables tell a story, but it's a partial story. There's a lot they leave out. Read more |
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AWARE SUPER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AWARE SUPER
Aware Super has marked its expansion into Europe with the grand opening of its London office.