 STEVE GAMEROV | FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022 ... structural tailwinds of the past 30 years are morphing into headwinds and traditional diversification is challenged. (As an industry) We need to reimagine asset allocation and create portfolios with assets that are inflation resistant. This year marks ... Read more  KEVIN LIU | WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022 ... might look like down the road? That is precisely what the Retirement Sandbox project between UNSW and the superannuation industry has achieved. The project's lead, Kevin Liu, undergraduate program coordinator of the School of Risk and Actuarial Studies ... Read more  KENDRA TURNER , MICHAEL CHAAYA | FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022 ... (Corporations Act) from 1 July 2022. What should superannuation funds, along with other participants in the funds management industry, know about the new CCIV structure and what implications will it have for the future regulation of financial services? ... Read more | MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022 ... role at CFS, Chun acted as co-chief executive. But, after almost three decades on the retail side of the fence, an industry fund came knocking and in late 2019 Chun was named group executive of member growth at First State Super. Joining the fund in ... Read more  SHAUN MCKENNA | FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022 ... hoax, as some suspect, it nonetheless underscored the vulnerability of funds to cyber threats. The financial services industry is the primary target of cyber thieves, and with the vast amount of funds under management within the superannuation system ... Read more  MICHAEL CHAAYA | FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022 ... (CCIV), is now reality, and will be included in the Corporations Act from 1 July 2022. What should the funds management industry know about the new CCIV structure and what implications will it have for the future regulation of financial services? Despite ... Read more  MIKE YOUNG | THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022 What will define the market over the next year? Given the nascency of the industry and the rapid pace at which it moves, it is difficult to ascertain what variables will be most important over the next year. However, from the markets current position ... Read more  JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022 ... of the world's biggest brands. Yet, she'd never worked in superannuation or the retirement space. "The super industry is quite funny because it's full of really smart people who tend to find their groove and they might whiz around within ... Read more  CHAS SAVAGE | FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021 ... account. The sector manages $3.3 trillion in assets, yet only 35% of Australians know the value of their super. Retail and industry super funds have a duty to be open and clear about the financial services they provide, the performance of funds they ... Read more  PHIL USHER | FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021 ... reconciliation and Indigenous engagement for corporate Australia and beyond. I wanted to have meaningful conversations with industry leaders about the relationship between corporate Australia and Indigenous people, something that seems so obvious in ... Read more |
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