Forewarned is forearmed: The quixotic challenge of today's equity marketsBY HUGH SELBY-SMITH | FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025 1:39PM Like Don Ǫuixote, today's markets are driven by powerful narratives, and there is value in stepping back to examine what's actually hiding in plain sight.
 We must invest to eliminate slaveryThe financial sector has a sad history of association with the business of slavery. A few hundred years ago, financial instruments were utilised to support ...  Global intent welcome news for investorsAn exciting level of progress is occurring in the grassroots of our economy in relation to climate change. This progress is being driven by committed ...  Not so super-annuationFor the everyday Australian, their superannuation account will be one of the most important investments of their lives, serving as a stable base to support ...  Covenant provides opportunity to reshape the future of retirement incomeIn welcome news to the superannuation industry, the highly anticipated Retirement Income Covenant bill was introduced to Parliament this week. This is ...  Make super documents more readableThe 2021 readability scorecard: Australian superannuation funds from Ethos CRS reports on the readability of documents produced by the largest super funds ...  Working with Indigenous Australia starts with understandingThe role of First Nations Foundation is to promote financial literacy among Indigenous Australians, and we believe this is the cornerstone for true economic ...  Let's be clearer about what ESG integration actually doesAt Robeco we have been integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into our investments since 2010. For many years we have held the ...  ESG is so hygge, but not all is cuddlyESG 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 should think big, but it's time to start smallSlow, frustrating, disconnected. These are just some of the words I hear regularly from super funds about their experience with their group insurance ... |
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