The great AT1 phase-out: what it means for your clients’ portfolios

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Australian bank hybrids have long been a favourite in income-focused client portfolios for their combination of regular income, tax benefits through franking credits, and the reassurance of major bank backing... Read more continue reading

Japanese equities shift from AI momentum to earnings delivery

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Japanese equities have performed strongly this year, supported in part by enthusiasm around AI-related opportunities. As markets entered the third quarter, however, they began to digest the narrow rally that... Read more continue reading

CPD: Why private market assets belong in client portfolios

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Australia’s superannuation funds have quietly reshaped their portfolios over the past decade, and the numbers tell the private markets story better than any commentary can. Hostplus allocates 38% of its... Read more continue reading

CPD: Diversifying portfolios with Emerging Market debt

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For advisers building diversified portfolios, especially those focused on generating income, Emerging Markets (EM) debt deserves consideration. The asset class has converged steadily toward Developed Market (DM) standards over the... Read more continue reading

CPD: The end of tax certainty? Adviser use-cases for investment bonds after Budget 2026

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Why your peers are talking about investment bonds again A critical foundation of strategic financial advice is certainty about how a financial structure will be taxed, now and into the... Read more continue reading

South Korea’s AI sell-off shows how quickly market optimism can turn

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The South Korean stock market has plunged almost 40 per cent over the last few weeks, wiping billions from investor wealth. An RMIT expert says the sell-off is a stark... Read more continue reading

State Street Investment Management debuts its first active ETFs in Australia in partnership with Blackstone Credit & Insurance

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State Street Investment Management, Australia’s largest asset manager1, today announced the upcoming launch of two actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Australia in an extension of its liquid credit partnership with... Read more continue reading

FIIG Securities says RBA rate cycle turn looks more likely in 2027

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Australian fixed income specialist FIIG Securities sees the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) returning to a cash rate cut cycle in 2027 and suggests now is the right time for... Read more continue reading

Set-and-forget investing no longer works as market shocks rewrite the rules

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Investors relying on the same defensive assets to protect their portfolios through every market downturn risk being caught out, with recent geopolitical events exposing how quickly traditional investment playbooks can... Read more continue reading

Don’t overlook the underlying value of businesses in times of market volatility

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Investors shouldn’t mistake market volatility as representing material changes in the value of listed companies, according to Tim Carleton, Auscap Asset Management’s CIO, who says the reality is that the... Read more continue reading