Behavioural Finance with Simon Russell
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The Daniel Kahneman Legacy, with Anthony Gross
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony and I discuss the dimensions of Daniel Kahneman's legacy; the man, his work, and his impact. The conversation ranges from how Kahneman's child...
The Psychology Of Negotiations, with Elise Margow
18 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Negotiations can be difficult; it’s not a perfect science. But there are some things we can do to make them run more smoothly. In this conversation ...
Effective Investment Committees, with Raewyn Williams
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Theoretically, investment committees (ICs) perform an important governance function. But sometimes they misfire. What can go wrong? And what can be do...
The psychology of retirement, with Andrew Rutter
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Andrew Rutter we discuss a handful of retirement-related issues that are drawn from the intersection of his and my books on ...
Make useful predictions, with Stephen Huppert
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whether we like it or not, we’re all in the business of predictions. It’s not just economists who predict future interest rates, or pollsters who ...
Behavioural issues in designing a hybrid workplace, with Conor Wynn
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Conor Wynn we discuss how people often ignore the behavioural element when thinking about corporate change, how people are i...
Effective communication with Amber Daines
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with communications guru Amber Daines we discuss tips and traps for Powerpoint presentations, charts, videos, emails, web sites a...
How to communicate risk, with Mike van de Graaf
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mike van de Graaf and I discuss lessons from real life and from recent Hollywood movies about how to communicate risk in a way that engages key stakeh...
Changing the context to change behaviour, with Conor Wynn
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Conor Wynn we discuss his PhD research related to cultural change at a large engineering firm. The discussion covers the rol...
Digital advice & engagement with Nick Hilton
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Nick Hilton we discuss the lessons he learned from developing a successful set of digital advice tools for a major super fun...
Communicating and demonstrating value with Kim Payne
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Kim Payne from 9rok we discuss the roles of language, of personalisation, of price and of effort in communicating the value ...
ESG - client engagement & investment decision-making with Jared Norris
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Jared Norris we discuss the reasons why a disconnect can occur between ESG investments and client & member expectations; the...
Trust & psychological safety with Anna Glynn
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Trust in the workplace has been identified as being particularly important during the work-from-home pandemic. But what does 'trust' really mean? And ...
Members Best Financial Interest with Jonathan Steffanoni
21 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I discuss the new Members Best Financial Interest obligations with Jonathan Steffanoni from QMV Legal. Under these new rules, will super funds be able...
SMFS investor decision-making and engagement with Andrew Varlamos
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this behavioural finance conversation with Andrew Varlamos, CEO of OpenInvest, we discuss how investment managers and platforms can facilitate SMSF...
Product Design & Distribution Obligations with QMV Consulting
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this discussion David Reckenberg (Managing Partner, QMV Legal), Leigh Johnston, Consulting Practice Lead at QMV, and I speak about the new Product ...
Just-in-time and personalised member engagement with Stephen Huppert
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here is the second part of my behavioural finance conversation with Stephen Huppert. In this 13 minute recording we discuss problems we have seen with...
Misunderstandings about mean reversion with Julian Morrison
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We live in extreme times! But will things revert to 'normal'? In this behavioural finance conversation with Julian Morrison from Allan Gray we speak a...
Making collaborative investment decisions with Andrew Varlamos
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this behavioural finance conversation with Andrew Varlamos, CEO of OpenInvest, we discuss how SMSF investors collaborate with each other (or fail t...
Super fund member engagement with Stephen Huppert
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I recorded a behavioural finance conversation with Stephen Huppert about super fund member engagement. We discussed how behaviourally naive attempts a...
The benefits of taking salient risks with Peter Bell
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I recorded a behavioural finance conversation with Peter Bell from Bellmont Securities about how some risks are more salient than others, and the pote...
Social influence in investment decisions with Julian Morrison
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I recorded a conversation with Julian Morrison from Allan Gray about the impact of social influence on investors and markets. We discussed the best wa...
Using framing for better investment decisions with Daniel Griolli
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I recorded a short conversation with Daniel Grioli about how investors, advisers and super funds can use framing techniques. Topics covered include a)...
The challenge of improving financial literacy with Catherine Birchall
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Birchall from Money101 recorded a 12-minute interview with me on why many traditional approaches to financial education don't work, and how ...