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Australian investors urged to look beyond local property as global opportunities emerge

For most investors, Australian direct property has always looked like a safe and grown-up choice – tangible, local, familiar. In comparison, global private real estate has often looked like the

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16 Jun 2026

Markets overreacting to AI fears in software sector

Schroders says fears around artificial intelligence (AI) disrupting software businesses have been overblown, with private equity investors taking a far more selective and measured approach than public markets. Claire Smith,

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09 Jun 2026

AI is reshaping software markets, but broad selloffs miss the real story

Investors shouldn’t overlook fundamentals as increased volatility and recent sell offs across the SaaS sector leads to broader questions of whether it is facing a sentiment-driven correction tied to AI

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09 Apr 2026

Private equity to offer alternative to more volatile listed markets in 2026

Rising concerns about concentrated US equity markets could push investors to private equity assets in 2026, thanks to greater diversify of asset selection coupled with lower entry multiples, creating the

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02 Dec 2025

Whitepaper: Fortune favours the small and the brave

In a new white paper Schroders challenges conventional thinking about risk in private equity, urging financial advisers to reconsider how they define and pursue investment safety. While many investors gravitate

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18 Jun 2025

Family offices and high net worth investors flock to private equity as share markets swing

Support for private equity is growing, particularly among Australian family offices and high net worth individuals, with investment in private companies offering potentially better returns and lower volatility than listed equities,

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05 Jun 2025

Inflated valuations, China a risk for Australian equities

Schroders head of Australian equities, Martin Conlon, has warned against paying too much for assets given an underlying disconnect between share prices and the real economy and says equity prices

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22 Nov 2024

Private equity offers investors key advantages, including important diversification

Private equity offers investors several distinguishing characteristics over listed shared, including more diverse investment opportunities and lower volatility, according to head of private assets sales at Schroders Australia, Claire Smith.

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28 Oct 2024

Small cap private equity funds outperform large cap peers

According to new research from Schroders, private equity funds that invest into small and mid-cap companies perform better than their large cap peers, creating superior returns. “Any private equity fund

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28 Feb 2024

Is the cash drag really such a drag?

The proliferation of open-ended funds for illiquid assets has increased the attractiveness of private assets for many investors, and despite concerns around the cost of this increased liquidity, research shows

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08 Jun 2023

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In financial advice, acting in a client’s best interest isn’t just a regulatory rule, it’s the foundation of a trusting, successful partnership. This article, proudly sponsored by GSFM, examines the [...]
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Introduction In February 2026, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), reached a significant milestone when it issued its 1,000th Dixon Advisory determination[1]. Up until that point, this represented the single [...]