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Volatility creating stock-picking opportunities in micro caps, says Ellerston

Market volatility may be unsettling investors, but it is creating compelling opportunities for active stock-pickers, says Ellerston Capital.

The quiet giant of private markets: why secondaries are gaining ground

For advisers building private equity allocations, secondaries offer liquidity, faster deployment and a more diversified starting point.

Seven soft skills financial advisers need to develop as client expectations rise 

From behavioural coaching to difficult conversations, this article explores the seven human skills that increasingly separate good advisers from great ones.

AI isn’t coming for your job. It's coming for your mind

Perhaps in the future the people who thrive won’t be those who use AI most, but those who can still think without it. Perhaps in the future the people who...

Reflexivity and the risk of market feedback loops

In periods of expansion, reflexivity supports rising valuations and expanding credit availability; but like leverage, it operates in both directions

The wholesale loophole: same game, different name

While much progress has been made in the professionalism of advice, Jamie Nemtsas argues that the wholesale loophole threatens to unravel the industry.

Mean reversion: powerful until the regime shifts

Markets often reward patience. Mean reversion has humbled many predictions of a new era. Yet regime shifts do occur. When the base conditions change, the old...

Daily Market Update: 19 March 2026

ASX (ASX:XJO) edges higher ahead of Fed decision; BHP (ASX:BHP) and Woodside (ASX:WDS) name new CEOs The Australian sharemarket rose on Wednesday as investors...

Automation, optimism and opportunity: why the next generation is bullish on advice

For a profession that has seen significant change, Angus Taylor outlines the spectrum of opportunity for entrants to the advice community.

Structure, scale, usability: Inside a property fund built for advisers

Commercial property’s real advantage is often overlooked: income secured by lease agreements that rise steadily over time. Chris Davitt explains how the...

Your brain on red: why the wealth management industry’s crisis playbook is making things worse

The wealth management industry believes market panic is an education problem. In reality, it’s a biology problem.

Daily Market Update: 16 March 2026

ASX (ASX:XJO) posts lowest weekly close since December as Iran war wipes $190bn from market The Australian sharemarket fell to its lowest weekly close since...

Daily Market Update: 16 March 2026

ASX (ASX:XJO) posts lowest weekly close since December as Iran war wipes $190bn from market The Australian sharemarket fell to its lowest weekly close since...

Even long-standing clients can create unexpected AML risk

Many advisers believe long relationships are their best defence against financial crime risk. Under the new AML framework, familiarity is no substitute for...