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Inflation could surge above 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... historic lows and compares very favourably internationally, and average levels of wealth and income in the economy are pretty good by international comparisons. But we have a problem with inflation. It's too high," he said. "Our projection is that ...

Process to become an adviser remains 'unattractive': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... we've tried to do as a sector to insert confidence and raise integrity in the minds of the community is potentially undone pretty easily overnight," Waller said. "There's a point around equality and equity in terms of what you're expecting to do to earn ...

Multi-boutique expands to Australia, seeks partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... So, we definitely welcome anything that ticks all those boxes." Already, Gent said the firm has been approached by "some pretty spectacular-returning property funds". "But the issue there is, especially when it's a deal-by-deal basis, it's difficult ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... there is now a "layer" where many independent financial advisers use investment consultants that would be "considered as pretty institutional grade" around asset allocation and manager selection. As a whole, active fund managers continue to command the ...

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... them against your expressed values, and efficiently generate a large quantity of principled voting recommendations. And, pretty much, for free," he said. "This isn't science fiction - it's a near-term reality. Of course, with great power comes great ...

Fund managers remain bullish on AI for 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... little DeepSeek-type moments along the way and little corrections along the way, but fundamentally we can see a path to some pretty meaningful upside for a lot of the stocks over the next multi-year period," Moore said. He noted that the November pullback ...

Why a single insto client is a massive business risk

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... companies, and then their alpha shrinks, because if you look more like the index, you can't generate alpha. That's a pretty common path for fund managers." Despite the fiercely competitive landscape, the collapse of some fund managers has not ...

ASIC not acting as a 'market maker': Constant

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... superannuation sector specifically for its work with ASIC in being transparent with its private market investments. "We get pretty good data and information about private markets investment when it's held through APRA-regulated super, for example. And ...

Quant investing bounces back post Trump whipsaw

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... one-year performance post drawdown tends to be a period of outperformance for trend following systems," she said. "I am pretty optimistic that we are coming into a period where trend following systems will perform, recognising the power of diversification ...

'We won't bet against the US', but 'China is not a foe': Elia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... feeling positive about the China play, Elia was steadfast that the fund would "never bet against the US". "We've been pretty open and upfront. We're never going to bet against the US. If you're a genuine long-term investor, then you are looking ...