Credit's time: portfolio diversification reimagined in volatility
Harrison Lane, investment director at Apostle Funds Management, makes the case for global sub-investment grade credit as a smarter approach to portfolio diversification, offering income, downside protection and genuine resilience.
Private markets is not retreating but the rules are changing
Nine in ten LPs are maintaining or accelerating private markets commitments but the bar to get in and stay in is rising. Coller Capital's latest Barometer maps...
Kodak didn’t die from the camera
The advice profession risks a Kodak moment, not from AI replacing advisers, but from relabelling structural conflicts until they appear manageable, while...
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Abbey Minogue: stop perfecting your marketing and start doing it
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Are these ten costs eating into your advice firm's profitability?
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After the loss comes the paperwork. It doesn't have to be this hard.
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Volatility is masking the best stock-picking environment in years
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The quiet return of Australian equity income
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What a big bank teaches you about being a better adviser
Alex Thompson left a career in institutional banking to advise private clients at Viola Private Wealth, and found that the discipline forged in markets...
Why emerging markets demand a contrarian, selective mindset
Emerging markets remain one of the world's largest opportunity sets. So why are investors still overlooking them today?
When life changes, advice relationships matter most
White Rabbit Advisory's Nicola Beswick argues that knowing clients at a human level is not a soft skill. It is the most operationally important thing an...
Knowing the full private markets spectrum is now table stakes
Escala Partners' Will Hauser says public markets are becoming increasingly commoditised, the adviser edge is narrowing and the practices that do not understand...
The invisible practice problem: generic positioning is killing your growth
Drew Meredith of Wattle Partners says most advice practices are invisible because they try to serve everyone. The fix is simpler than most think: find a...
Senjin Capital: unlocking value in Japan's reform era
Senjin Capital co-founder Jamie Halse details how corporate governance reforms and unwinding cross-shareholdings have unlocked massive value in Tokyo, making...
Franklin Templeton on where AI is creating winners and casualties
Franklin Templeton's Jonathan Curtis argues AI is not destroying enterprise software, it is repricing it. The winners and losers are already emerging, and...
Is US equity dominance finally giving way to international markets?
After years of US dominance, ClearBridge Investments believes international equities and emerging markets are entering a more durable period of leadership,...
Numerisk closes SMSF trustee exposure gap with Defender policy
The regulatory requirements on SMSFs are onerous, but they're not often considered in the decision to establish one. A new insurance product aims to protect...
Why the next AI trade may be built in concrete, power and land
Artificial intelligence may look like a technology story, but its next investment implications are increasingly physical. For advisers, the question is how...
Why tax alpha is the returns driver HNW advisers need to measure
Praemium and CoreData research shows tax is now a structural driver of HNW returns, but most practices still struggle to measure the value created and surface...
Are you running your advice practice on empty? Take this test.
Adviser capacity management is rarely a single breaking point. This diagnostic helps advice principals identify where their practice actually sits before...
AML obligations are coming for financial advisers on 1 July. Are you ready?
Australia AML obligations for financial advisers expand on 1 July 2026. Routine tasks like setting up an SMSF or holding account authority may now trigger...
Active ETFs just got more interesting for Australian investors
The global asset manager expands its local active ETF suite to nine products, with a fixed income play and a global equity strategy now live on the ASX.
Quality over quantity: building global equity conviction at Viola Private Wealth
Alex Thompson, of Viola Private Wealth, argues the concentration risk narrative around global equities is often misdirected, the real problem may sit closer to...
Picks, shovels and patience: a framework for global equities today
Troy Armstrong favours Australian resources and global technology and defence, takes a disciplined view on AI, and argues that active management should always...
Mid-market private equity wins on risk-reward: INDepth with Jack Wasserman from Pantheon
Jack Wasserman of Pantheon unpacks why mid-market buyouts consistently outperform on risk-reward, how GP-led secondaries have shed their dirty-word reputation,...
Fixed income in focus with Jessica Tan from S&P Dow Jones Indices
What do the benchmarks used to measure Australian fixed income actually tell us about the market? With Jessica Tan from S&P Dow Jones Indices, this episode...
Integrating private assets into modern portfolios with Christian Ryan OLY from FinCap
Private markets are moving into the mainstream of wealth management. But knowing they belong in client portfolios and actually putting them there are two...
Alternative allocations: The insiders community analyses the trade-offs in 2025
Bringing together our insiders community to share perspectives, debate strategies, and refine their approach to portfolio construction is always an...
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15 JUNINPractice MastereclassMarketing a Wealth Management FirmINPRACTICEMelbourne, VIC
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20 JULAlternatives SymposiumASSET CLASSSanctuary Cove, QLD
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31 JULINPractice MasterclassMarketing a Wealth Management FirmINPRACTICESydney, NSW
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9 AUGINZ: Investment Leaders ForumBIG INVESTMENT IDEASQueenstown, New Zealand
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25 AUGIncome & Defensive SymposiumASSET CLASSSydney, NSW
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27 AUGIncome & Defensive SymposiumASSET CLASSMelbourne, VIC
The cost of being too liquid
APRA's latest stress test looked at a range of potential issues - including liquidity. The illiquidity premium has long rewarded institutions and family...
SMSF property borrowing ban: policy overkill
The Greens extracted an SMSF property borrowing ban as the price of passing the May Budget. Existing loans, signed contracts and commercial property are...
2 tools to value the National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) share price
Trying to value the National Australia Bank Ltd. (ASX:NAB) share price? Here are 4 key metrics you need to consider.