Showing 91 to 100 of 103 articles: BRUCE GREGOR | THURSDAY, 1 JAN 2009 This paper presents my views on how Australia can start to move into more effective policy settings for converting superannuation into lifetome retirement income. Read more KRYSTAL HIDE | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008 We are all affected by the "War on Talent" in how we run our organisations, whether we are super fund, a platform, an advisory group, an investment manager, an administrator or some other type of service provider. Indeed across the highly ... Read more JIM KARELAS , DUNCAN KLEIN | MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007 Performance measurement and transaction cost analysis can often be confused when assessing the qualities of a transition. Performance measurement is used to measure fund returns over a period, usually relative to a benchmark. Transaction Cost Analysis ... Read more STEVE PARKER | MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007 When US-based IT consultancy The Standish Group first published The Chaos Report in 1994, it rocked the enterprise IT community to its foundation when it revealed that a staggering 31 per cent of IT projects would be cancelled before completion while ... Read more LAURIE NEWMAN | MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007 To catch a mouse, use cheese. But how do you catch a rat? Unfortunately for governments and financial businesses, the best money launderers are like rats - and these rats are reaching new heights of creativity in their pursuit of ill-gotten gains. With ... Read more MARTIN NORTH | MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007 While some financial services companies are focusing on attracting and retaining as many customers as possible, the benefits of this approach are questionable. Research commissioned by Fujitsu shows that while customers welcome a great buying experience ... Read more GILES CRAIG | MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007 Over the past three years AMP Capital and Investment Trends have undertaken extensive research into the characteristics, motivation and behaviours of SMSF investors and their advisers. March 2007 saw the release of the latest survey which looked at ... Read more KATE ANDERSON | MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007 The major attraction of an SMSF is that individual members become, as trustees, their own fund manager. But there are several issues trustees need to consider when devising an investment strategy for their SMSF including the acquisition of assets rules ... Read more MICHAEL FIELDING | MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007  Read more |
Latest News
Australian Ethical calls out QBE
|Australian Ethical has called on QBE to justify why it's allowing the continued unrestricted underwriting of new oil and gas projects.
NZ Super recognised for two decades of outperformance
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is the world's best-performing sovereign wealth fund over the past 20 years.
Rest details internal program to reform death benefit processes
Rest has disclosed the existence of 'Project Scarlet,' an internal program that the fund's carried out over the past 18 months to improve its death benefit claims processes.
Coalition's super on PPL plan 'deeply worrying'
The Coalition has confirmed plans to make paying super on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave optional.
Further Reading
Cover Story

Climbing to the top
DANIEL SHRIMSKI
MANAGING DIRECTOR
VANGUARD INVESTMENTS AUSTRALIA LTD
MANAGING DIRECTOR
VANGUARD INVESTMENTS AUSTRALIA LTD
Vanguard Australia managing director Daniel Shrimski is determined to propel the investment giant's superannuation product into the top 10 funds by assets under management by 2030. It's an audacious goal, even for a fund backed by the world's second largest asset manager. Andrew McKean writes.