Latest Posts
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Skin in the game and the value of distraction-free credit
While the debate around private credit continues to split views among advisers, the question of alignment could be the most important one a client or adviser can ask.
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From protection to empowerment: The evolving language of value in advice
Every few years, a report comes along that forces advisers to rethink how they articulate their worth. Russell Investments’ 2025 Value of an Adviser Report is one of those moments.
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The ghost in the machine: How Australia’s financial advice framework protects everyone except consumers
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) levy notices arrived quietly in advisers’ inboxes this year, like parking fines for someone else’s car crash. For many, the frustration wasn’t just the cost—it was the dawning realisation that they’re paying for a system designed to fail.
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INSight #446 with Lauren Ryan from Thinktank
Lauren Ryan from Thinktank speaks to Laurence Parker-Brown from The Inside Network on the red flags advisers should look for when assessing private credit managers.
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Daily Market Update: 31 October 2025
Australian market updateThe S&P/ASX 200 Index finished lower by 0.5 per cent, after slipping about 1 per cent in the prior session, as investors digested hotter‑than‑expected inflation data and a cautious rate‑cut message from the Federal Reserve. Local rate‑sensitive sectors came under pressure: for example, Mirvac Group (ASX: MGR) dropped 3.8 per cent, Dexus (ASX: DXS) slipped 4.3 per cent and Stockland Group (ASX: SGP) fell…
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Daily Market Update: 30 October 2025
Australian market declines on inflation shockThe S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) fell 1 per cent to close at 8,926.2, posting its sharpest decline since early September after hotter‑than‑expected quarterly inflation data quashed hopes of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). Core inflation rose 1 per cent over the quarter, exceeding both market expectations and the RBA’s…
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Betting on structural decline: System Capital’s edge in a fragmented market
At the heart of System Capital’s long-short strategy is companies’ structural position as their industries change. The manager believes structural strength is critical, and not only for a company; in its entire ecosystem, too.
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More to bank income securities than hybrids, says new active ETF manager
This month’s launch of the actively managed Seed Financial Income Fund Active ETF (ASX: SFIF) makes accessible to a much broader range of investors the strategy that Seed Funds Management has run for ten years as an unlisted managed fund – and the lunch comes at a crucial juncture, when APRA has placed bank hybrids…
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Accountability is the new gold: Building an advice firm for the long game
After 25 years leading 24k Wealth, Russell Mann reflects on the lessons, leadership, and legacy that turned a small joint venture into one of Queensland’s most respected advisory firms.
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The mid-market of domestic private equity: INDepth with Zac Midalia from Alceon Group
Zac Midalia from Alceon Group speaks to Laurence Parker-Brown from The Inside Network on navigating the messy mid-market of domestic private equity.
