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30 July 2014 • By Phil Patterson • 1 min read

Weighing up default fund insurance

With upward pressure on premiums, default insurance within superannuation needs to balance a growing affordability issue, argues Towers Watson’s Phi...

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Don’t neglect developed markets

Investors should be alert to the resurgence of the ‘old world’ powers, writes UBS Global Asset Management's head of investment strategy, Tracey Mc...

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Hunting for ‘preferred infrastructure’

The ideal investment could be described as “an inflation-linked bond with rising coupons” – and the right mix of infrastructure could fit the bi...

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Westfield: a failure of engagement

The Westfield merger only came about after enormous public embarrassment and an intense head-on collision with disgruntled institutional investors, wr...

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Can Europe avoid Japan’s fate?

Policymakers have a vital role to play in ensuring Europe does not slump into Japanese-style inflation, writes GaveKal Capital’s Louis-Vincent Gave....

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Cleaning up with clean technology

Energy efficiency is a lasting investment thematic that is relevant regardless of the broader economic backdrop, argues Australian Ethical portfolio m...

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Obsession with fees hurting retirees

Australian superannuation fund managers are not doing enough to get adequate returns for their investors, argues ZG Advisors chief executive Daniel L...

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Do we need independent directors?

Towers Watson managing director Andrew Boal assesses the case for the compulsory appointment of independent directors to super boards. Like a lis...

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Australian corporate debt: The phoenix rises

There is a quiet revolution happening at the highest levels of lending in Australia, says Intermediate Capital Group director Matthew Turner – ...

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A weather forecast for 2014

Equity investors are currently in the midst of a synchronised global economic expansion, and all the evidence suggests it is likely to continue, accor...

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