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Overcoming the three-body problem in advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
Financial advisers have heard how an active, factor-based approach can help eliminate the three-body problem in financial advice. In 1867, Sir Isaac Newton identified the three-body problem. Relating to the laws of gravity, he found that it's impossible ...

CareSuper, MIESF schedule merger for October

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
CareSuper and Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund (MIESF) will merge on October 1. The two funds have officially signed a successor fund transfer deed following months of due diligence, saying they are confident the merger is in the best ...

Former fund investment chief joins JANA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
Leading asset consultant JANA boosts its not-for-profit (NFP) consulting ranks with its recent hire. Linda Trusler joined JANA Investment Advisers as senior consultant this month, focusing on the institutional client base of the group in the NFP sector. ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
Custodians are stepping up as regulators target super funds' $3.5 trillion private asset rush. Australia's super funds face mounting scrutiny over their rapid shift into private markets, as concerns grow about transparency, valuations and liquidity ...

Ascalon snags Evidentia executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
Ascalon Capital continues to stack up its executive lineup, welcoming a new deputy chief executive. Shailesh Jain has joined the firm as partner and deputy chief executive. He will drive Ascalon's investment research and consulting initiatives ...

Now is the best time to invest in infrastructure: Palisade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
Infrastructure assets have traditionally been viewed as a defensive asset class, but opportunities are now emerging with potentially fruitful returns according to Palisade. Speaking at the Pinnacle Investment Summit 2025, Palisade Investment Partners ...

One third of advisers use 'Big 3' platforms: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
FirstChoice, BT Panorama and Insignia Financial's Expand are the most widely used platforms among financial advisers, according to Rainmaker Information, which shows that one third of the industry rely on the 'Big 3'. Colonial First States ...

CBA head of Australian economics steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) head of Australian economics Gareth Aird has stepped down from the role. Aird was with CBA for 13 years, joining the bank in November 2012 as a senior economist before taking on the head of Australian economics role in April ...

Alternatives stable pushes Navigator assets higher

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025
Ongoing volatility continues to bolster Navigator Global Investments' (NGI) performance as its stable of active, alternative strategies saw assets under management (AUM) jump to US$86 billion at the end of June. While the global fundraising landscape ...

Section 899 ditched but companies face tax uncertainties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
While Australian investors breathed a resounding sigh of relief when US President Donald Trump binned section 899 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), local multinationals, however, were lumped with grave uncertainties surrounding the global Pillar ...