2025 Fiduciary Investors Symposium NSW - Investment Magazine
Investment Magazine provides in-depth, monthly analysis of trends and developments for all the businesses in which superannuation funds engage‚ including asset allocation, investment manager selection, custody and fund accounting, member administration, group insurance and compliance.. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land upon which Conexus Financial sits, the Cadigal of ...
Why the whole world is suddenly paying attention to Aussie super
Apr 4, 2024 · As the assets under management in the Australian superannuation system continue to grow – now up to $3.7 trillion – and as populations around the world age, Australia’s compulsory savings regime is attracting global attention.. While it has its shortcomings – including the need to evolve from a primary focus on worker savings to …
Unlisted asset governance raises more trustee competence …
Dec 17, 2024 · A 12-month review by APRA into super funds’ unlisted asset valuation and liquidity practices has highlighted a range of findings the regulator has labelled as “concerning”. The review echoes similar concerns raised in the independent report by Deloitte that revealed shortcomings with how the skills and competencies of trustees appointed to the Cbus board are assessed and verified.
Cbus bullish on Chinese equities in a split from peers
Oct 17, 2024 · The Magnificent Seven is a catchy moniker but investors have been warned that not all of them will live up to the name. In fact, some active equity shops are ready to pounce on the non-discerning market by gaining exposure to the ‘Formidable Two’ – best of the best names in the Magnificent Seven that will likely alone outperform the group.
How to avoid turning operational crises into catastrophes
Dec 18, 2024 · Calamities and disasters can take many forms, and while some can be planned for, others cannot. But regulators are expecting super funds to be ready for them all. Novigi’s Kevin Fernandez explains how funds can put a good plan in place for building operational resilience which – if cannot help with preventing a crisis – can help funds recover fast.
Avoiding contortions over avoided emissions - Investment Magazine
Dec 17, 2024 · It looks like avoided emissions may be getting harder to avoid. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has begun public consultation on planned refinements to its 2023 Guidance on Avoided Emissions to make it more technically robust and to encourage broader acceptance and adoption of the avoided emissions concept.. The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF ...
2024 Insurance in Super Summit - Investment Magazine
Aug 1, 2024 · Investment Magazine provides in-depth, monthly analysis of trends and developments for all the businesses in which superannuation funds engage‚ including asset allocation, investment manager selection, custody and fund accounting, member administration, group insurance and compliance.. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land upon which Conexus Financial sits, the Cadigal of ...
AustralianSuper, NEST open up on challenges of growth and culture
Dec 12, 2024 · The challenges faced by Australia's largest superannuation fund, AustralianSuper, have some strong parallels with the challenges faced by the UK's largest defined-contribution fund, NEST. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium at the University of Oxford heard how each fund is leaning into its growth challenges from a cultural and investment perspective.
HESTA to compensate members after asset valuation bungle
Nov 19, 2024 · Around 11 per cent of HESTA membership – or 121,000 individuals – will experience adjustments in the number of investment option units they hold in the coming weeks, as the health care industry super fund looks to rectify a price discrepancy caused by its revaluation decisions during the pandemic, which w ere questioned by APRA.. The prudential regulator said during March 2020, HESTA ...
The Future Fund can walk and chew gum at the same time
Dec 18, 2024 · Claims that the Future Fund is being conscripted for political proposes in addressing climate change are misguided. It is the only responsible course of action for this government to want to pull sensible levers to mitigate the climate crisis, while staying within the investment return and governance guardrails established by the fund’s founders.