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Blackwattle takes over Quest Asset Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2026
Blackwattle Investment Partners has swallowed up Australian equities manager Quest Asset Partners for an undisclosed sum. Michael Evans and Chris Cahill established Quest in 2004 after working together at AMP within its equities business. Evans and ...

Government enforces new corporate tax transparency regime

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2026
A new reporting regime is forcing large multinationals operating in Australia to disclose their activities, income and taxes, which the government describes as an "important milestone" in corporate tax transparency. Under the new reporting regime administered ...

Showcase: Staying true to alpha

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2026
When AI drives the market, diversification needs a different engine. Australian investors are fluent in the language of market concentration risk. For most of the last two decades, banking and resources stocks have each made up around a quarter of the ...

Showcase: Beyond the benchmark

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2026
The drivers of bond returns in a higher-yield world. Fixed income investors are finally getting what they want: higher yields. After years of near-zero interest rates, Australia's cash rate has risen from 0.1% to 4.3%. On paper, that should be good ...

NZ Super terminates internal active NZ equites mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2026
Following the completion of a review of its investment management, NZ Super has decided to terminate its internally managed fundamental active equities mandate for New Zealand equities, while welcoming a new portfolio manager for alternative investments. ...

FEATURE | Agriculture | Beneath the soil

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2026
When rain settles, there's a certain kind of optimism that hangs in the air. The soil holds its moisture, crops move ahead of schedule, and the season begins to look less like a gamble. For a farmer, these changes can mean the difference between ...

Yarra Capital acquired by Canadian asset manager

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2026
Canadian asset manager RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) has acquired Australian active fund manager Yarra Capital Management, which specialises in fixed income, equities and alternatives. RBC GAM is the public investment management division of ...

Advent strengthens local investment partnerships with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2026
Global private equity investor Advent has expanded its local reach, with the chief executive of one of its portfolio companies joining as operating partner. Mal McHutchison has joined as operating partner in Australia and New Zealand, bringing more ...

AI moves beyond pilot phase for Aussie businesses: Deloitte

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2026
Australian organisations are making "real progress" in their artificial intelligence (AI) adoption as it shortens decision cycles, accelerates execution and drives workplace redesign, according to a study by Deloitte. Organisations are no longer deploying ...

Australian Ethical ups fees across most super options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2026
Australian Ethical has increased fees across most of its superannuation investment options shortly after decreasing them earlier in the year. Taking effect on November 1, Australian Ethical has rolled out a set of new investments affecting members across ...
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