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Solaris wins mandate from Mercer Investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
Solaris Investment Management has won a mandate from Mercer Investments Australia, becoming one of the managers of an Australian shares strategy. Mercer's Australian Shares Fund for Tax Exempt Investors now has Ausbil Investment Management, Plato ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
Co-investments and the secondaries market are driving a fresh wave of private equity deals, with super funds emerging as major players, but in a tougher, slower season for the asset class, endurance is key. Investors looking at private equity for the ...

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion (US$3.2bn) recorded in the month of June, as funds under management (FUM) slipped to $225 billion (US$156bn) at June end ...

ASIC sheds light on voluntary administration outcomes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2026
ASIC has published its first comprehensive review of voluntary administration (VAs) and deeds of company arrangement (DOCAs). The review found the restructuring process continues to play an important role for larger and more complex businesses, while ...

Team Super welcomes new chief of staff

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
Team Super has appointed a senior executive to oversee its operations and staff, working alongside chief executive Vasyl Nair. Nina Scott-Toms has joined the super fund as chief of staff, bringing two decades of experience across the financial services ...

Corruption, governance risks: The cost of doing business in emerging markets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
Beyond a governance issue, corruption is a major deterrence to capital flows, undermines long-term development and carries crippling social costs. Seasoned investors, though, are quick to challenge the notion that corruption and governance risks are ...

Family office succession takes back seat to investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
While family offices have investment strategies down pat, the state of their succession plans paint another story, which reports suggest could undermine a seamless transfer of a vast amount of wealth. On the plus side, most family offices have a robust ...

Macquarie AM launches global small caps ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has launched a new systematic active ETF, expanding its existing range of active ETFs in Australia. Available today via the ASX, the Macquarie Global Small Companies Active ETF (ASX: MQXS) aims to offer Australian investors ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
On March 24, merely weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, the Philippines became the first domino to fall when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a national energy emergency. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint ...

Proposed CGT reforms could upend HNW low advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
The high-net-worth (HNW) population's vast pool of wealth estimated to be worth a whopping $4.4 trillion, yet only one quarter employ the services of a financial adviser, new research finds, but Labor's proposed tax reforms could change this. ...
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