 Raewyn Williams Managing Director, Research, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (at time of writing) Raewyn Williams is director, research and after-tax solutions, Parametric Australasia. Williams is responsible for setting the Australian research agenda to research and develop new products for the Australian market. She is a current member of the FTSE ASFA advisory committee and the Taxation Institute of Australia superannuation committee. She is a qualified solicitor, graduating with Bachelors of Economics and Law from the University of Sydney and a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the UTS College of Law. Prior to joining Parametric, Raewyn was director, after-tax investment strategies at Russell Investments.
RAEWYN WILLIAMS | THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015 The 'bread and butter' investment activity of any large superannuation fund is the day-to-day trading that occurs within its equity portfolios. Ask a typical fund about its trading and the fund's response will capture attributes like its ... Read more RAEWYN WILLIAMS | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015 Investing with an after-tax focus is an idea whose time has come. But every idea is only as good as its implementation, and superannuation funds are now facing the important question of who can help. This paper examines two alternative approaches available ... Read more |
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