Showing 51 to 60 of 66 articles: HENDRIE KOSTER | THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015 Many of the key themes seen in the superannuation industry over the last couple of years remain constant as we enter 2016, with continued emphasis on post-retirement and outcome-based investing, ensuring strategies are flexible and tailored to meet ... Read more HELGA BIRGDEN , KAREN LOCKRIDGE | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015 Imagine the investable universe could be examined through a telescope. The simplest scope might give you a better view of the more obvious risks and opportunities out there on your investment time horizon. Just as an astronomer needs to see farther ... Read more REBECCA JAMES | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015 In an attempt to simplify the superannuation guarantee (SG) regime, and reduce the penalties associated with the SG charge (SGC), the federal government has introduced the draft Superannuation Guarantee Legislation Amendment (Simplification) Bill 2015 ... Read more STAN RICKERT | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015 This paper examines Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues first from a company's perspective and then from a shareholder's or investor's perspective. It discusses how the two positions are reconciled so that mutually beneficial ... Read more GEOFF WARREN | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015 Investing in illiquid assets - such as unlisted property, infrastructure or even small cap stocks - entails additional costs and risks, and constraints an investor. As it is entirely reasonable to expect additional returns in compensation, it is often ... Read more MICHELLE LEVY | SUNDAY, 4 AUG 2013 Superannuation fund trustees and their lawyers (including this one) have been grappling for years with what the covenant in section 52(2)(c) of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (the SIS Act) means. What must a trustee do to exercise ... Read more AMANDA WILSON , SUSHEELA PERES DA COSTA | SUNDAY, 4 AUG 2013 Regnan's Amanda Wilson and Susheela Peres da Costa look at the controversial issue of executive remuneration. Read more JAMES FERNYHOUGH | SUNDAY, 4 AUG 2013 Last month's United Nations Climate Summit saw a flurry of announcements from some of the world's major institutional investors, ranging from pledges to divest from fossil fuels, to calls on governments to introduce carbon pricing. But how serious ... Read more GORDON HAGART | SUNDAY, 4 AUG 2013 ACSI's latest paper on sustainability reporting in Australia reveals a steady improvement, but finds some companies are still falling short. Read more MANS CARLSSON | SUNDAY, 4 AUG 2013 AMP Capital senior research analyst Mans Carlsson-Sweeny draws some key distinctions between environment, social and governance (ESG) investing, and its sister disciplines of responsible and ethical investment. Read more |
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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.