Investment Management

Strengthening investment governance for Australian superannuation funds

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In July 2022, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released an updated Investment Governance Prudential Standard, SPS 530 that commences shortly on 1 January 2023. APRA announced that superannuation fund trustees, “must maintain a sound investment governance framework, which focuses on managing relevant risks and returns.”  Why is investment governance important?  Investment governance sees that …

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Daniel McCarthy Joins AlphaCert as Executive General Manager

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AlphaCert is pleased to welcome Daniel McCarthy on board as Executive General Manager, to support continued growth and expansion into new and existing markets.   With 30 years of advisory and operational experience across many industries and regions, McCarthy comes to AlphaCert from Mobile Mentor, where as CEO he led the growth of the business into the …

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Investment data and technology transformation: How to plan for long term growth

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The recent Investment Data and Technology Summit (IDT Summit) in Sydney highlighted the importance of data and technology in investment management and how companies must understand both in order to stay ahead.  The summit focused on front office data and technology use cases and considerations, as well as organisational themes around data governance, technology architecture …

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What does it take to become a leader in investment data management?

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How an investment management firm manages its data is crucial, which means it’s essential to have the right platforms in place. Last year, AlphaCert published a data management maturity model to help investment management organisations identify where they currently sit on the data management maturity curve and where they might want to aim. Organisations can use the …

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[Video] Alpha Chats: Security

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James Milne, Head of Product at AlphaCert and Frank Coyle, Head of Product Development at AlphaCert caught up to discuss the wide-ranging topic of security. In this episode, James and Frank discuss information security, cybersecurity, and all the threats, impacts and mitigations around security that AlphaCert manage as an application software provider. In particular, AlphaCert’s …

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Portfolio Compliance; putting your mind at ease.

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The risks fund businesses face aren’t going away. The forces driving complexity are here to stay and will likely increase as member expectations change, more complicated investment vehicles are introduced, and the focus regulators are placing on funds become more onerous. All this reinforces how important the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) role is becoming. Getting …

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Superannuation Portfolio Holdings Disclosure is finally happening

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The requirements Last year, global research house Morningstar found Australia has the world’s “weakest disclosure regime” and suffers from a lack of regulations mandating transparency on fees and portfolio holdings. Morningstar finds it remarkable that Australia remains the only market with no implemented portfolio holdings disclosure regime.  That will soon change – finally, after the Australian …

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The rise of superannuation fund mergers in Australia

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How will this trend impact investment operations? The Australian superannuation industry is going through a period of consolidation. The number of fund mergers has increased in the last couple of years and it is a trend that is accelerating. A significant driver is recent legislative changes that include changes in the way superannuation funds will …

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