Where credit is due Ardea Investment Management portfolio manager and head of retail funds Gopi Karunakaran talks to Alex Burke about how flipping through a copy of his father's newspaper led him on a journey deep into the heart of fixed income management - from Sydney to London, then Singapore and finally back home.
 Know thy investorGrant Samuel Funds Management's newly-minted chief executive, Damien McIntyre, believes it's important to understand the Australian mindset when working ...  Never a dull moment in lifeOne thing certain about life insurance is that there is never a dull moment. ANZ Wealth head of life insurance Gerard Kerr tells Karren Vergara what keeps ...  Keeping the SMSF centre stageNewly-appointed Self-Managed Super Fund Association chief executive John Maroney tells Emma Rapaport about his plans to further engage the SMSF industry.  Preserving wealth with PenganaPengana Capital chief executive Russel Pillemer tells Jamie Williamson how the company was founded on a friendship with the future Prime Minister of Australia.  On the offensiveAs head of Pan-Asia for the newly-merged Janus Henderson, Rob Adams presides over one of the world's largest active asset managers. He tells Alex Burke ...  Vote of confidenceThe future of life insurance looks bright thanks to leaders like Jenny Oliver, working tirelessly to help a fractured industry rise to the occasion. She ...  A Golden Globe for superGraeme Russell tells Emma Rapaport about his mission to take Media Super beyond its traditional offering, creating new investment opportunities that support ...  A hidden talentFinancial Planning Association chief operating officer Pene Lovett says she is testament to the value of financial advice. She tells Jamie Williamson ...  Rising to the challengeAustralian Unity Trustees general manager Emma Sakellaris has big plans for the trustees industry. Alex Burke finds out what these plans entail.  An investment experimentState Street Global Advisors head of active quantitative equities in Asia Pacific, Toby Warburton, says there's a point where science and investment connect. |
Editor's Choice
AIA snags Acenda head of products
AIA Australia has welcomed a new head of partnerships, who joined from Acenda after leaving the firm in March.
Praemium chief exits amid leadership renewal
Praemium is reshuffling its top leadership to refresh its strategy, keeping the same goals but with "faster pace, better execution and increased focus on customers".
ASIC lifts stop orders against Remara
ASIC has lifted three interim stop orders against Remara Investment Management's private credit products, after it amended its target market determination (TMD).
Brookfield-owned Oaktree raises US$2bn for private credit fund
Brookfield-owned Oaktree has achieved its target fund raise of US$2 billion for its Asset-Backed Financial Fund.
Further Reading
Products
Expert Feed
When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk
Geopolitics is back - again - and Australian investors can no longer treat it as distant background noise.
Does association membership still matter?
With all the changes the advice sector has experienced in recent years, such as regulatory reform and increased education and professional standards ...
Digital assets and where they stand in 2026
So far in 2026 digital assets have captured the headlines largely for the wrong reasons, but that doesn't tell the full story.
Rethinking default design in a changing market environment
The evolution underway in the US DC system highlights the value of periodically reassessing default design assumptions.
Featured Profile
Cliff Man
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
ETF SHARES MANAGEMENT LTD
ETF SHARES MANAGEMENT LTD
ETF Shares chief executive Cliff Man spent his career automating, building and challenging established systems. Now, he is betting that Australia's ETF market has room for something different. Vinny Vucago writes.
