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Warakirri brings US manager to Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
Warakirri Asset Management is partnering with a San Diego-based manager to launch a global small companies fund to wholesale and retail investors. Warakirri will distribute the ClariVest Global Small Companies Fund on behalf of ClariVest Asset Management. ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... advantages with striking clarity. Helyar notes: "Take the strange moves in US Treasury yields during the recent geopolitical flare-ups in the second quarter - they didn't behave the way they historically did in times of turmoil." In his view, AI ...

Bullock reaffirms RBA's 'gradual easing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has reaffirmed the central bank's policy of gradually easing interest rates, as economists continue to price in a cut next month. Speaking at the Anika Foundation Fundraising Lunch, Bullock said ...

AI, corporate tax, skilled workers key to productivity: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
The Productivity Commission says the nation should adopt a "growth mindset" by embracing artificial intelligence (AI), boosting human capital and rejigging corporate taxes to boost static productivity levels. The report, Growth mindset: how to boost ...

Picture Wealth named fastest-growing planner: report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
A financial planning group that began life as a fintech start-up is enjoying a rapid growth phase. Picture Wealth Advisory leads the top 10 AFSLs with the highest number of new advisers in the year to June, based on a new financial adviser report released ...

Aware Super completes $1bn of acquisitions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
Aware Super has completed the acquisition of three super-prime office buildings in central London through its strategic partnership with Delancey Real Estate in the DARE platform, for a combined value of around $1.03 billion (£500m ). Aware Super said ...

Unemployment data throws 'curveball' at RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
The unemployment rate rose from 4.1% to 4.3% in June, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). VanEck head of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler said the surprise uptick in unemployment means the next rate ...

AMP Super delivers double digit returns in FY25

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
AMP delivered strong returns for its MySuper and Future Directions members in the year to June 30. For the period, members of AMP's MySuper 1970s, 1980s and 1990s options have achieved returns of 12.7%, 12.9% and 12.8% respectively. Meanwhile, MySuper ...

SMSFs' risk appetite to change under Division 296: Wilson

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... longer time horizons, and towards more stable, income-generating assets." SMSFs account for high ownership percentages of start-ups and unlisted companies and this behavioural shift may see the reduction of the $1.1 trillion pool of capital held in SMSFs. ...

New SMSF trustees drive financial advice uptake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... according to a Vanguard/Investment Trends SMSF report. The report, while showing that adviser influence is growing in new SMSF set-ups, however, indicates that the broader SMSF population still has significant advice needs. The number of SMSFs using ...