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The Big Short's Michael Burry shutters fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... the most prodigious thinker I have ever encountered." Burry's bet against the US housing market in the lead up to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) was made famous in the book The Big Short and thereafter the movie where he was played by Christian ...

Macquarie terminates more options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... November 30 and December 15 respectively. The Acro Macro Equities option will close on December 7, as will the Altitude Global High Growth option. Betashares' Australian Sustainability Leaders will close on November 30. The Quest Australian Equities ...

Passive strategies show 'higher survivorship' over active: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... study spanned over 800 open-ended strategies in Australia across nine categories including large-blend, mid/small blend, global large-blend, emerging markets, bonds and real estate. It looked at the efficacy of active funds against a composite of passive ...

Agentic AI adoption 'crucial' for future success: Capgemini

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... indicates. According to Capgemini's World Cloud Report - Financial Services 2026 report, which includes responses from global financial institutions including ANZ and TAL Australia, AI is playing an increasingly important role yet only 10% of organisations ...

Quant investing bounces back post Trump whipsaw

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... Management (ECCM). The ECCM Systematic Trend Fund (ECCM STF) invests across a portfolio of over 80 diversified and liquid global futures markets. The practise of "trend following" capitalises on prevailing market trends, relying on the underlying belief ...

Lazard AM opens flagship global equity fund to local investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Originally launched for institutional investors in 2008, the Lazard Global Equity Advantage Fund is now available as an Australian unit trust. Lazard Asset Management said the strategy is designed to perform across market cycles by applying a "disciplined ...

Super moves: Future Fund, Bupa, QIC, HESTA, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
A long-serving Perpetual executive will relocate to Queensland next month to join QIC, overseeing its 900-strong global team. Paul Chasemore has been appointed chief people & culture officer, effective 1 December 2025. Chasemore spent 18 years at Sydney-based ...

First Sentier Group to combine investment affiliates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... departures of David Gait, Sashi Reddy and Sujaya Desai in August. Upon their exit, Morningstar reviewed the rating for the Global Emerging Markets Leaders Fund, with the research house saying the departures "raised concerns about the compact 10-member ...

FNZ raises fresh capital for growth plans

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
FNZ, the global wealth management platform, has secured US$650 million in new equity funding from institutional shareholders to support its long-term business plan. The investment comes from sophisticated investors, including La Caisse, Generation Investment ...

Global X to launch Japan TOPIX 100 ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Global X is set to launch its first Japan ETF for local investors this month, but unlike other ETFs available right now, it will be the first to track the TOPIX - the Japanese equivalent of the ASX 200. Global X declined to comment on the launch but ...