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.
 In search for diversifiersWe are facing an asset allocation conundrum insofar as the tools we as portfolio managers once used may not give us the diversification benefits or performance ...  Your benchmark or mine?As part of the APRA super fund performance test to be introduced later this year, funds will be called to account for how their MySuper product performs ...  What YFYS needs to do betterThis is the QSuper's full submission to the consultation for Your Future, Your Super republished with permission from the fund.  With $154k in super, I am an outlierI am a nearly 40-year-old female with over $154,000 in superannuation. That makes me an outlier.  Why super funds need to rethink member engagementFor the first time since compulsory superannuation was introduced in 1992, the country has had a real conversation about super.  Why women lack mentors and the impact on their careerDo you want to know why men are elevated to the top jobs in higher numbers than women? Do you think it is because women are discriminated against?  Developing regulatory pathways for digital assetsGoverning the point where finance and technology meet is no easy feat. The breakneck pace of innovation suggests that the current regulatory framework ...  The front-office data challengeWhen it comes to asset management, "agile, dynamic and real-time" are key front-office data requirements. They can be difficult to reconcile with the ...  Do the FauciIt's time to dispel some of the mythology around financial illiteracy, disengaged fund members and how consumers are supposedly incapable of digesting ... Let's talk about Future SuperThe only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. And people sure like talking about Future Super. |
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