LGIAsuper on Retirement Products Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Retirement While long-term expected returns are likely to be low and short-term risks remain high, developing retirement products is a tricky exercise, especially with younger members in mind, Troy Rieck, CIO of LGIAsuper, says. Read More
Designing Menus of Retirement Products Opinion, Retirement The design of retirement products is an increasingly pressing challenge for many pension plans. Associate Professor Geoff Warren provides a potential way forward. Read More
Life-cycle, Annuities Less Relevant For Cbus Asset Owners, Retirement The unique characteristics of Cbus members make life-cycle and annuity strategies less attractive to them, the pension fund’s chief executive said at the inaugural [i3] Pensions Portfolio Forum. Read More
No Retirement Solution Fits All Retirement, Women in Finance Jacki Ellis has been given the task to spearhead First State Super’s retirement strategy from an investment perspective. We speak to Ellis about the complexity of the problem, the challenges of CIPRs and the need for customisation. Read More
In Defence of Life-cycle Strategies Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Innovation, Retirement Australian Catholic Super CIO Michael Block addresses some of the criticism of life-cycle strategies and argues that we should take a closer look at the concept behind it. “To always place a member who is 20 years old with a 60-year old member in the same strategy is clearly ridiculous,” he says. Read More
Outlook Grim for First DC Retirees Asset Allocation & Strategy, Retirement The first cohort of DC members is nearing retirement and already the initial figures show that their pension savings are falling short, says David Buckle, Head of Investment Solution Design, Fidelity International. Read More
HK Shows Careful Optimism on Annuities Asset Allocation & Strategy, Retirement This month the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation will launch lifetime annuities for retirees. Schroders took the pulse of Hong Kong’s residents to see how enthusiastic they are about these products. Read More
Playing Defence, Without the Portfolio Cost Private & Alternative Markets, Retirement, Women in Finance Investors looking to buy protection for their portfolios might be better off selling it, Parametric’s Raewyn Williams says. Read More
Good Governance Starts with Defining Success Asset Allocation & Strategy, ESG, Retirement To implement a good governance framework requires mission clarity, Professor Michael Drew argues. Read More
