Staying power As the new chief executive of Platypus Asset Management, Jelena Stevanovic hopes to continue the fund manager's long tradition of outperformance with patience and by fostering meaningful relationships with clients and staff. Karren Vergara writes.
 PRACTISE WHAT YOU PREACHAustralian Ethical managing director Phil Vernon isn't shy about his convictions or the role they play in his career. Elizabeth McArthur writes.  Leading by exampleIntegrity Life is reinventing the traditional life insurance model, promising to be different. Its managing director Chris Powell tells Karren Vergara ...  Global conceptsPrinces Park. Canary Wharf. Mumbai. The one thing they all have in common is their influence on Macquarie head of wealth intermediary Cameron Garrett.  Worth the fightIFM Investors and Industry Super Australia chair Greg Combet has lived most of his life in the public eye. Kanika Sood writes how each iteration of his ...  From pitch to portfolioA life filled with sport isn't uncommon for many successful people. But the glory of others isn't what drives Lennox Capital Partners founding principal ...  Ahead of the curveSince launching in 2010, continuous innovation has been the hallmark of Mason Stevens' value proposition. Managing director, adviser services Thomas Bignill ...  Speak truth to powerSunsuper head of advice and retirement Anne Fuchs is never shy of speaking up and standing firmly for the truth. She tells Jamie Williamson how her principles ...  Knowledge in numbersIn his first job, Scott Tully received 20 cents for every race program sold on Mount Panorama. Some 40 years later he oversees more than $120 billion ...  The road less travelledANZ Wealth head of mental health and wellness, life insurance, Maria Falas fell in love with Robert Frost's iconic poem 'The Road Not Taken' in high school.  Facing the next challengeFormer Liberal politician Helen Coonan has held many influential positions in her working life. She spoke to Kanika Sood about what's next in her latest ... |
Editor's Choice
FAAA says super trustees should stump up for CSLR
|The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has called on Treasury to cut the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) special levy on the advice sector to zero and for superannuation trustees to stump up for the scheme.
HESTA unveils new leaders for property, financial risk
|HESTA has named a pair of general managers, who will be joining the $107 billion super fund, joining from Aware Super and QIC.
ASIC issues more stop orders amid private credit crackdown
|ASIC has issued another stop order on a PDS offering units in three registered managed investment schemes.
Life CCC spots 10.6k breaches in FY26
|The Life Code Compliance Committee has published its FY26 annual report, which saw over 10,600 breaches by insurers with close to 30,000 customers affected.
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.
