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FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... "flukes of world politics." "The best Australia can do is to hope that the bottom does not drop out of all the foodstuff markets at once and to encourage shifts in food production where they are possible," he wrote. Sixty-one years later, the bottom ...

AustralianSuper axes mid risk role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
AustralianSuper has nixed several executive roles in its private markets team as it shifts towards external managers. The cuts are focused on the fund's mid risk business, which invests in infrastructure, property and private credit. Jessica Melville's ...

Super moves: ART, TCorp, Future Fund, QIC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... and reporting, and contributing to thought leadership and policy development on responsible investment within private markets. Previously, Volkmer held senior roles at several asset managers, including Wellington Management, M&G, and Schroders. During ...

New funds distribution firm launches

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... advisers are looking for strategies that can deliver more consistent outcomes and help navigate the volatility in public markets," Coote said. "Our role is to identify, represent, and support high quality investment managers who can help investors achieve ...

Maria Lykouras nabs new chief gig

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... "outstanding choice" for the role. "Maria is dynamic and passionate about the future of wealth management and capital markets. She has over 25 years' experience in the sector and a track record of delivering continuous improvement and fostering a culture ...

New private credit provider lands down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... represents an attractive growth opportunity for private credit as it is in a "high growth" phase, dissimilar to the mature markets in the US and Europe. Tenn Capital head of APAC Declan Granville, who will be returning to Australia to oversee the expansion ...

ASIC to monitor union redundancy funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... that will apply once a licence is granted. "ASIC's approach to regulation commonly evolves in response to changes in markets," ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said. "Since ASIC first granted relief for these types of funds, there has been a significant ...

Inflation hits 3.8% in October

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... right now." The RBA kept interest rates on hold at the November 5 meeting at 3.6%. VanEck head of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler commented that rising inflation is something to keep an eye on, given the RBA's revised projections of ...

Federation AM strengthens ESG oversight with fresh leadership

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... joining Federation, Thomas led the impact investing team at Social Ventures Australia. Her background covers debt capital markets, advisory and investment management across Barclays Capital, Lloyds Banking and GE Capital in Europe and Australia. The ...

Tech bubble top of mind for super funds in 2026: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... half of super funds predict the AI bubble will burst. "With that in mind, almost nine in 10 Australian investors agree markets are due for a correction in the new year. Almost half (47%) predict a market downturn of 10%-20% and 21% predict a correction ...