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Organisational Design

What does it take to succeed at scale?

As the Australian superannuation funds evolve and get bigger they face a question of whether to copy the organisational structures of their bigger, more sophisticated Canadian counterparts, or find their own way that more adequately befits some of their unique features and better serves members.
Investor Profile

CalSTRS’ Ailman on why funds need to go big or go home

The $298 billion California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) has struggled to find meaningful investment opportunities to protect its portfolio against inflation, highlighting one of the key challenges funds potentially face as they grow, according to the fund’s chief investment officer Chris Ailman.
Editorial

Smart beta: where is the value?

I’ve been contemplating the “smart beta” wave the industry seems to be riding at the moment. Cynically, part of that contemplation asks whether there is any innovation at play or whether it’s simply the industry playing with nomenclature once again. The answer is confusing, for while I’d like to be able to write it off […]
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