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.
 Make your own mojoIf Holden, Ford and Qantas couldn't build successful enough brands in Australia to sustain their businesses then low engagement products like super funds ... Attack of the killer algorithmsPeople who think working in financial services is a surefire way to build a long lasting lucrative career may need to think again because technology may ... Revving up for the next reviewThe government has released a superannuation discussion paper and while some people have already interpreted it as an attack on industry funds, this is ... The other 99 per centThe frenzy around super funds setting up member direct options will be a good thing if it results in improved services across the board, upgraded online ... We the people ... who are fund membersIf even Australia's federal Labor Party can hold a public ballot to elect their national leader it might be time to ask when democracy is going to come ... CPA's super report: the verdictCPA Australia put out a report last week calling for new laws to clamp down on superannuation benefit payment rules, but it's hard to say if the report ... Consumers behaving badlyConsumers have an uncanny knack of not doing as they're told and the sooner businesses - financial services and superannuation included - accept this ... MySuper's ticking time bombWith five months until default contributions can no longer be paid into a super fund unless it has a MySuper option and given there are only 52 funds ... Talk about retirement but intelligentlyNow that the dust has settled on the government's April superannuation policy debacle when it tried to reform the taxation structure that applied to high ... Enemy withinAustralianSuper caused a mild stir early this year with its proclamation that it wants to ramp up the proportion of its assets it self manages to about ... |
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DANIEL SHRIMSKI
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MANAGING DIRECTOR
VANGUARD INVESTMENTS AUSTRALIA LTD
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