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Macquarie Asset Management earnings soar to $2.6bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... Locally, MAM manages $325.9 billion in assets. The increase in AUM was the result of increased investments, net asset valuation changes and net flows. It was partially offset by unfavourable foreign exchange movements and divestments. Of the total $416.1 ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... question mark over some elevated tail risks in the system. "Even at the start the year, credit was relatively tight in valuation terms, and in our view, not overly compensating you for some of these risks," he says. "We're kind of cautious on credit. ...

Vale Steven Glass

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
Pella Funds Management co-founder and managing director Steven Glass has passed away. "To all of us at Pella, Steve was far more than a colleague, he was a close friend and a valued part of our family. From the very beginning, he brought energy, and ...

Prime Super awards mandate to boutique manager

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... independent fundamental research and a long-term perspective, which is particularly relevant in the current environment, where valuation discipline and fundamentals are paramount to cutting through market volatility and noise," Margolis said. "The addition ...

Smart beta ETF inflows on track to hit $10bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
... discretionary stock picking, these strategies use transparent rules to target characteristics such as earnings quality, valuation discipline, growth potential and balance-sheet resilience." Wickenden said the growth has changed the way portfolios are ...

More M&A amid AI buildouts, heightened costs: Fidelity International

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
M&A activity will continue to ramp up across most sectors as businesses look to capitalise on artificial intelligence (AI) buildouts while sustaining higher operational costs, a new survey found. Fidelity International's annual Analyst Survey 2026 ...

FSC ups expectations on platform trustees' governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... suitability of the issuers and REs and of investment management, as well as material changes to disclosure documents, valuation practices and monitoring price feeds. It should also include oversight of liquidity characteristics and redemption terms ...

Advice book valuations stagnate despite demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
Depending on the type of business they want to do, financial advisers looking to inorganically grow their client base will have to pay slightly more for a book now, but valuations have stalled overall, according to Radar Results. In its latest price ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... the year to December 2022 it returned 12.1%. Meanwhile the ASX 200 closed out 2022 down more than 5%. Smith says the valuation technique is "extremely robust", especially given the regulatory requirements that have existed for some time in Europe. "When ...

Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Spheria Asset Management's Spheria Australian Smaller Companies Fund - Active ETF (ASX: SPHX) will be available on the ASX tomorrow, launching amid strong momentum shown across the broader ETF market despite volatility from the Middle East. Spheria ...