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Severe underperformance sees Polen Capital funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... Global Growth Fund invested in 25-35 growth companies around the world, primarily in North America and Europe. Its top holdings as at February end were NVIDIA, Alphabet, Broadcom and Microsoft; at that time, it had $25.1 million in funds under management. ...

AI layoffs a correction from overhiring: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... Chinese firm Baidu. It views Microsoft, Universal Music Group, MSCI, S&P Global, Fortinet, Tencent, Nintendo Booking Holdings and Australian firm WiseTech Global among the most resilient to AI. It sees companies like Block, PayPal, Xero, SiteMinder ...

Fund manager red flags founders' massive pay packages

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... second, what could that number be except a reflection of ego?'" At the other end of the spectrum, a small company like PWR Holdings, founded by Kees Weel, owns about 10% of the shares on issue. The company, which is a strong performer, has a $1 billion ...

ETFs grow in popularity for SMSF investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... allocated to ETFs in 2025. This compares to self-directed investors' allocation of just 9.3% of a portfolio. The top holdings of advised SMSFs include multiple ETFs and a range of blue-chip stocks, whereas self-directed investors typically held two listed ...

Active ETFs drew unprecedented flows in 2025: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... small drop to $3.4 billion from $4 billion in 2024. Equities segment, however, still accounted for 70% of all active ETF holdings. Total Australian ETF flows jumped to a record-high of $48.3 billion in 2025, up from $33.3 billion in 2024, driven by accelerating ...

Magellan to merge with Barrenjoey for $906m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... providing corporate finance, fixed income, equities, research and investment management. With a 16% and 29% stake in FinClear Holdings and Vinva Investment Management respectively, Magellan said the two companies will continue to operate independently ...

UniSuper faces fresh greenwashing allegation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... had seen over the years due to its concentrated nature. As a result, companies such as Microsoft and Nvidia became top holdings in the portfolio. John Dixon, the member at the centre of the complaint, takes issue with these two companies in particular ...

Equity Trustees places superannuation arm under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... based on liquidators' estimates. It said member losses stemming from First Guardian sit at around $70 million. "The EQT Holdings board continually assesses the external environment and internal performance of each of the group's business segments. Given ...

Government to ask super funds to invest in defence infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... delivery of infrastructure projects. The recommendation was made as part of a review of the department's real estate holdings which looked at whether Defence estate was fit for purpose. There were 20 recommendations made in total, covering everything ...

Tax reform uncertainty to exacerbate property sell-offs: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
More investors are looking to dump property holdings if the government continues to tamper with the capital gains tax (CGT), including the phasing out of negative gearing, an industry body says. According to Property Investment Professionals of Australia ...