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China’s Record Slump: Opportunity or Value Trap?

China’s blue-chip CSI 300 index recently suffered its longest losing streak since the index was created in 2005, falling for 11 consecutive weeks.

Simon TurnerHead of Content (CFA)

4 Nov 2026

Agentic AI Adoption & the Case for Samsung Electronics

Most people’s experience of artificial intelligence has been the chatbot: ask a question, get an answer. That use is still growing. What is changing—and what matters for Contrarius’ Funds—is the next layer of demand.

Technology Equities Managed Fund

2 Nov 2026

· Chris Watson & Simon Raubenheimer

· 10 MIN READ

Income Investing’s New Rulebook: How to Earn a Real Yield as Rates Keep Rising

For most of the past 15 years, income investors had to choose between near-zero returns and reaching for yield in riskier corners of the market.

Fixed Interest Macro Investor Education ETF Managed Fund Asset Allocation

28 Oct 2026

· Simon Turner

· 9 MIN READ

Six Adjustments You Can Make Right Now to Optimise Your Portfolio’s Risk-Adjusted Returns

The ground has shifted under most investors’ portfolios in recent months.

Asset Allocation Investor Education ETF Managed Fund

26 Oct 2026

· Simon Turner

· 13 MIN READ

Agentic AI Adoption & the Case for Samsung Electronics

Technology Equities Managed Fund

2 Nov 2026

· Chris Watson & Simon Raubenheimer

· 10 MIN READ

Income Investing’s New Rulebook: How to Earn a Real Yield as Rates Keep Rising

For most of the past 15 years, income investors had to choose between near-zero returns and reaching for yield in riskier corners of the market.

Fixed Interest Macro Investor Education ETF Managed Fund Asset Allocation

28 Oct 2026

· Simon Turner

· 9 MIN READ

Six Adjustments You Can Make Right Now to Optimise Your Portfolio’s Risk-Adjusted Returns

The ground has shifted under most investors’ portfolios in recent months.

Asset Allocation Investor Education ETF Managed Fund

26 Oct 2026

· Simon Turner

· 13 MIN READ

Explore 100's of investment opportunities and find your next hidden gem!

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Fixed Income Trade Offs

Fixed income is often described as the defensive part of an investment portfolio. For many investors, it is expected to provide regular income, reduce reliance on share market returns and help smooth the overall investment journey. That description is broadly right. But it can also create an unrealistic expectation that fixed income investing is simple, safe and always stable.

Fixed Interest Managed Fund

24 Aug 2026

· Daryl Wilson

· 7 MIN READ

Emerging markets are the cheapest they’ve been in decades. Is this an opportunity or a warning?

Emerging markets (EM) equities are trading at less than half the valuation of their US counterparts, the widest gap in at least twenty years.

Macro Asset Allocation Investment Themes Managed Fund

24 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Know Thyself: The Hardest Investment Skill to Master

Ask most investors what determines their long-term returns and they’ll most likely talk about their asset allocation, the way they select their fund managers or their track records at getting macro calls right.

Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

10 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Best Way to Invest 500K in Australia: Smart Strategies for 2026

If you're planning to invest $500,000 in Australia in 2026, the timing may be in your favour. With the Reserve Bank holding the cash rate steady at 3.6% and markets entering a phase of cautious recovery, investors are navigating a landscape shaped by stabilising inflation, firmer demand, and new appetite for resilient, income-producing assets.

Property Managed Fund

4 Aug 2026

· Exceed Capital

· 5 MIN READ

The Bigger Picture - August 2026

Most market commentaries explain major price moves after the fact with tidy causes that sound obvious only in hindsight. In my opinion, that’s not an intellectually honest approach in the current environment.

Macro Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

2 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Expensive But Compelling: The Long-Term Case for US Equities

It’s easy to turn bearish on US equities if you read the news or focus on valuations and the long list of worries markets always need to navigate.

Investor Education Macro Managed Fund ETF

2 Aug 2026

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Pressing Play on Sony

Buried within Sony Group is a film and television library of real pedigree.

Managed Fund

31 July 2026

· Chris Watson, Simon Raubenheimer

· 8 MIN READ

Platform, Broker or Direct: Where Should You Hold Your Funds and ETFs?

Access to the investing world has exploded in the last few decades. Investors may once have required brokers to do their trading, or apply directly to fund managers to invest. These days, investors have a range of options, direct and indirect for their holdings.

ETF Managed Fund Investor Education

30 July 2026

· Sara Allen

· 7 MIN READ

Why Most Wealth Plans Never Survive Time in the Market

If you’ve written out your investment plan, you’re already a big step ahead of most investors. However, in many ways planning is the easy part.

Investor Education Managed Fund

27 July 2026

· Simon Turner

· 5 MIN READ

AI Is Changing Fund Management. Investors Need to Know What’s Changing Behind the Screen

AI has quickly established an integral role in fund managers’ investment processes. For most, it has already become an integral part of their investing machinery. Fund managers are using it to read more, screen faster, test risks earlier and monitor their portfolios across larger pools of data.

Technology Managed Fund Investor Education

22 July 2026

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

How to Read a Fund Factsheet Without Falling for the Marketing

If you’re a fund and/or ETF investor, you’ll be familiar with fund factsheets. These fund summaries are designed to inform investors, but it’s also well-known that marketing teams often use them to present their funds attractively.

Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

20 July 2026

· Simon Turner

· 9 MIN READ

Yield vs Total Return: What Actually Matters for Long-Term Investors?

We invest for all sorts of reasons, but at the core, it’s to improve our financial lives – to afford the things we want or need in life. This is the reason why the terms ‘yield’ and ‘total return’ can be so important when you are choosing an investment – they are not interchangeable, though they are often confused for being so.

Investor Education Managed Fund ETF

16 July 2026

· Sara Allen

· 6 MIN READ

The Value of Unlisted Property Funds in Investment Portfolios

John Di Monda, CEO and Fund Manager at GDA Group explains why unlisted property funds can provide a stable, income-generating, and low-volatility component within a diversified investment portfolio. Understanding the differences between unlisted and listed property funds can also highlight how unlisted property funds can be a more compelling opportunity for long-term investors.

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Navigation Opportunity in Current Global Equities Markets

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25 Nov 2025

Navigation Opportunity in Current Global Equities Markets

In this presentation Nick & Jarrad, Portfolio Managers at Sharpbridge explore how global equity markets can offer diversified growth opportunities and resilience amid shifting economic cycles.

Shares Asset Allocation Managed Fund

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Professional Partnerships: A Rare, Defensive Asset Class Now Open to Investors

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25 Nov 2025

Professional Partnerships: A Rare, Defensive Asset Class Now Open to Investors

Luke Moore, CEO at Oreana Investments explains that their Professional Partners Fund provides access to established, profitable professional services businesses — an asset class with high barriers to entry and strong defensive characteristics. Drawing on Oreana’s proven track record and institutional expertise, the Fund is now selectively open to outside investors for the first time.

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