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Investors jump ship from private markets

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... professionals, found around half of respondents currently have exposure to private market assets, down from 60% in 2025. Active allocations to private markets fell 15% over the same period, while opportunistic allocations declined 17%, signalling a shift ...

Active managers face selection test: Morningstar

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
The active versus passive debate is increasingly becoming a question of manager selection, with Morningstar finding the best active managers continued to generate excess returns despite passive strategies generally outperforming across most Australian ...

Pacific AM to land SMA solutions Down Under, appoints investment chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
Pacific Portfolio Solutions (PPS), the related body corporate of Pacific Asset Management (PAM), will bring the latter's separately managed account (SMA) solutions to Australia from the UK, welcoming an industry stalwart to chart the course. Both ...

Australia's alpha female representation regresses: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... progress in improving female representation in funds management, gains have been stunted. Women now account for 12.6% of active fund managers globally, down from 12.9% last year. The number of female managers of active funds stood at 2283 globally, a ...

Magellan shuts down Vinva global equity retail funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
Magellan Asset Management is shuttering two Vinva global equity funds, active systematic retail strategies, two years after they were brought to market. Reaching $165.3 million in assets under management at the end of August, Magellan, as responsible ...

Dexus chief financial officer steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... retirement. Tobin will continue in the role and support an orderly transition until Barnes takes over. Barnes will remain active in her role at Dexus until mid-December 2026, supported by Kerri Leech who has been at Dexus for four years and was recently ...

Australia's family offices surpass $323bn in assets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... $323 billion, up from $88.6 billion in 2010. Australia accounts for 2.2% of all recorded family offices globally, with 133 active offices identified across the country. The data showed that the median Australian family office manages approximately $1.2 ...

Active strategies a different story in ETFs: MSCI

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
Despite continuous underperformance from active fund managers in recent years, MSCI's new report highlights the sentiment is drastically different when it comes to actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Australian advisers are increasing their ...

MA Financial launches $500m fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... opportunities for income growth," Lock said. "We also see significant potential to create value through leasing, repositioning and active asset management within the assets we are focussed on initially acquiring for the new fund." The group has now transacted ...

Guardians names head of portfolio completion

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... Dunstan said: "Strategic tilting is an important part of the fund's investment approach and a significant source of active value-add." "Sam brings a strong understanding of the fund, our investment approach and our people, along with a structured ...
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