Showing 41 to 47 of 47 articles: ROCKY SCOPELLITI | FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017 We've seen that, in a fintech world, both full-stack financial service providers and those focused on particular financial service components increasingly need to seamlessly integrate their offering with those of other service providers, whether ... Read more KEN ALLEN , PAUL GREENE , JOSHUA SPENCER , HENRY ELLENBOGEN | FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017 Artificial intelligence (AI), long the staple of science fiction, is quickly moving into the mainstream of everyday life. It is already disrupting some industries and companies-and forcing investors to become more nimble about how they evaluate new ... Read more GRAEME COLLEY | FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016 Whether a fund is able to conduct business activity, comply with the superannuation rules and not fall foul of a range of other issues must be met with the universal technical answer, "it depends." Read more ANDREW TIDMARSH | FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016 Risk Appetite can be defined as the level of risk the organisation is prepared to accept in the pursuit of its objectives. Some organisations use a risk appetite statement as the method to document what their appetite for risk is. Read more SERGE BOCCASSINI | FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016 Feeling awash in a sea of data? You're not alone. Data has become ubiquitous. We collect it, store it, sort it and try to make use of it. Regulators demand it. Investors ask about it. Many organisations feel overwhelmed by it. Fortunately, it is ... Read more MARTIN MURDEN | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015 According to the latest Partners Wealth Group research, while the number of self-managed super funds requiring a contravention report to be lodged with the ATO has fallen over the past year, on the flip side, breaches from borrowings are on the rise ... Read more SARAH PENN | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015 There is endless discussion about automation, datafeeds, apps, online access, etc, but what seems to be missing is a look at how the accounting 'machine' works - what are the drivers of value, what are the underlying assumptions, do they still ... 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.