Russell Investments launches GoalTracker – Australia’s first truly personalised super solution

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Russell Investments has launched Australia’s first goals-based superannuation solution, using mass personalisation and proprietary algorithms to make it possible for every Australian to access a tailored investment strategy based on... Read more continue reading

Ninety One awarded China equity mandate

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State Super has announced it has awarded an All China Equity mandate to Ninety One (formerly Investec Asset Management). State Super’s senior investment manager, Andrew Huang, led an extensive tender... Read more continue reading

Low interest rates prompting LRBA refinancing

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SMSF trustees should not give into the siren call of low interest rate refinancing of their Fund’s loan until they have considered these points. In the current low-interest rate environment,... Read more continue reading

Decarbonisation and the infrastructure investment opportunity

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Introduction The world has enjoyed over a century of ‘progress’ which has seen developed market industrialisation, huge and ongoing population growth, globalisation and, in more recent times, the emergence of a... Read more continue reading

Income-targeting retirement portfolios could struggle to measure ‘success’ wel

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The Retirement Income Panel’s work over the past year should give superannuation funds all the motivation they need to decide what ‘success’ in funding pensions really means, according to a research... Read more continue reading

2020 vision: BlackRock report shows how an unprecedented year is creating lasting change for insurers

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Global senior insurance executives expect to see a significant shift in the industry as a result of a year that has seen them navigating uncharted waters, according to a new... Read more continue reading

The future of underwriting: adapting fairly in a new global environment

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Meeting community expectations is of the utmost importance for the life insurance industry, as it continues to experience significant and rapid change. As medical procedures and treatments continue to advance,... Read more continue reading

More diversity in ETF flows as investors move off the cash sidelines

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Despite ongoing global economic and geopolitical uncertainty, flows into equities and bonds continued to increase in Q3 2020 according to the latest figures released by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)... Read more continue reading

LaSalle acts globally on net zero carbon commitment in alignment ULI Greenprint Goal

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LaSalle Investment Management (LaSalle), has announced its commitment to the Urban Land Institute’s Greenprint Center for Building Performance Net Zero Carbon (NZC) Goal to reduce landlord-controlled operational carbon emissions of... Read more continue reading

Non-correlated assets are hard to find

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The question for many about negative correlation is that it works until it does not work. Sadly, everything seems to go down together in a major market downturn – the... Read more continue reading