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The ETF Innovation Cycle: Why the Next Hot Fund May Warrant Caution

We all know the long list of benefits of investing in ETFs, but the passive fund boom has reached the stage where narratives can sometimes reign supreme. The risk is that the recent wave of ETF launches, particularly in thematic, single-stock, options-enhanced, and actively managed strategies, is partially shaped by investor demand for exposure to recent winners rather than enduring sources of return.

Simon TurnerHead of Content (CFA)

13 May 2026

Strategic Tailwinds: Why Momentum Investing is Not Performance Chasing

You may think of momentum as a basic strategy that involves buying whatever has gone up most recently. That would be unfair, though.

Investor Education ETF Managed Fund Investment Themes

4 May 2026

· Simon Turner

· 5 MIN READ

The Bigger Picture - May 2026

April confirmed what markets had begun to suspect: the global macro backdrop has changed. Higher geopolitical risk is now structurally entrenched. Markets have quickly adjusted to this unfortunate new reality across all asset classes. Geopolitical risk has reasserted itself as a primary driver of energy prices, inflation expectations, and capital flows. Investors still anchored to the old world of low inflation, cheap money, and frictionless globalisation risk being structurally mispositioned.

Investor Education Macro Investment Themes

3 May 2026

· Simon Turner

· 5 MIN READ

When Barriers Fall: What Easier Access Means for ETF and Fund Investors

Over the past decade, we’ve witnessed the barriers to investing falling one after another thanks to technology, regulatory change, and product innovation. As a result, a space that was once dominated by institutions and high-net-worth individuals has become radically accessible.

Investor Education Investment Themes

15 Apr 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Strategic Tailwinds: Why Momentum Investing is Not Performance Chasing

You may think of momentum as a basic strategy that involves buying whatever has gone up most recently. That would be unfair, though.

Investor Education ETF Managed Fund Investment Themes

4 May 2026

· Simon Turner

· 5 MIN READ

The Bigger Picture - May 2026

Investor Education Macro Investment Themes

3 May 2026

· Simon Turner

· 5 MIN READ

When Barriers Fall: What Easier Access Means for ETF and Fund Investors

Investor Education Investment Themes

15 Apr 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

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A Concentration Problem: Why Australia’s Best Opportunities Now Lie Beyond the ASX 20

Australia’s stock market has a concentration problem: the top ten companies in the ASX 200 account for 48% of the entire index, with three of the top six names being banks and representing over a quarter of the index. Commonwealth Bank alone represents 11.3% of ASX 200. Think about that for a moment. One bank represents over a ninth of the index of Australia’s two hundred largest companies.

Investment Themes Managed Fund ETF Investor Education

10 Nov 2025

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Wired for Growth: How Infrastructure Became the Backbone of the AI Economy

With markets looking frothy, demand for defensive investments is rising. Global listed infrastructure is arguably one of the more compelling opportunities fit for these times. Not because it’s flashy or in vogue, but because data-networks, electricity grids, toll-roads and communication towers underpin the digital economy and the decarbonisation of global economy.

Infrastructure Managed Fund Investment Themes Investor Education

3 Nov 2025

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Beyond the Search box: what is the future of Search in the age of AI?

For two decades, the search box has been the undisputed gateway to the internet. But this familiar landscape is undergoing a transformational change, driven by the rapid emergence of Generative AI (GenAI).

Technology Investment Themes Investor Education

31 Oct 2025

· Magellan Global team

· 5 MIN READ

ETF Flows Tell The Story: Where Australian Money is Moving in 2025

In a year where headlines have been dominated by tariffs, geopolitical activity and the ongoing AI boom – and there are queues for gold bullion snaking down Martin Place – it’s unsurprising that investors are following the money and using ETFs for swift access.

ETF Investment Themes Investor Education

24 Oct 2025

· Sara Allen

· 9 MIN READ

How the Rise of Day Trading is Rewiring the Market’s Structure

You may have come across the unique breed of individual known as a day trader in your travels. Their numbers have been on the rise for some time now, so much so that they’re reshaping the very architecture of markets along with the notion of price discovery. What was once the province of nimble derivatives players is now having systemic ramifications across global equity markets.

Investor Education Investment Themes Macro ETF

22 Oct 2025

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Asset Allocation Secrets: What Australia’s New Climate Goal Means for Investors

Whether or not you’re focused on the environmental implications of climate change, it’s a significant investment theme that’s here to stay.

ESG Investment Themes Managed Fund ETF

15 Oct 2025

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

Asset Allocation Secrets: How to Solve a Problem Like China

When Beijing throttled exports of rare-earth magnets in April 2025, carmakers from Detroit to Wolfsburg panicked. Production lines halted. Procurement experts scrambled for stock. What looked like a trade tiff was, in fact, the visible edge of a very deliberate strategy, one that has been unfolding quietly for nearly a decade.

Investment Themes Macro Asset Allocation Managed Fund

8 Oct 2025

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

Asset Allocation Secrets: The Impact of Shifting Demographics

Most investors think about demographics as a slow-moving structural force which is useful information, but doesn’t affect short term investment performance. However, over the next decade and beyond, demographics are likely to become a more prominent investment theme.

Asset Allocation Macro Investment Themes Investor Education

30 Sept 2025

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

How the US Tech Capex Boom Could Play Out

Tired of hearing about AI being the main investment game in town? That’s understandable. Since ChatGPT’s launch in 2022, the market has been somewhat obsessed with all things AI.

Investment Themes Managed Fund ETF

18 Aug 2025

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

How to Tap into Asia’s Superior Growth Prospects Without Taking on Unnecessary Risk

While most Western economies are growing at a modest rate, Asia stands out in a global context for its superior structural economic growth drivers. For Australian investors, the region offers both opportunity and complexity, especially when balancing the potentially strong returns with the region’s unique risks…

Investment Themes Managed Fund ETF

13 Aug 2025

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

The ‘Never Been Better’ Emerging Markets Opportunity

According to VanEck’s Eric Fine, the emerging markets (EM) opportunity has ‘never been better’. Those are strong words worthy of delving deeper.

Managed Fund ETF Investment Themes Investor Education

16 July 2025

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Are You a Victim of Home Market Bias?

One of the more common and financially painful biases to be aware of is home market bias. It’s a major issue for Australian investors.

Investment Themes Managed Fund ETF Investor Education

18 June 2025

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

AI Megatrend; Blessing or Bubble?

Investors have become noticeably worried about equity markets’ valuations, in particular for companies linked to the AI megatrend. There’s plenty of doom and gloom going around, but are these concerns justified? Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor & Founder of FNArena gives us his views.

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Childcare: The Emerging Asset Class in Australian Commercial Property

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26 Nov 2025

Childcare: The Emerging Asset Class in Australian Commercial Property

In a crowded investment landscape where residential is overheated, commercial offices face structural decline, and retail battles e-commerce disruption, where can investors find stable yield with genuine growth potential? Discover why Australia's essential childcare infrastructure, backed by more than A$12bn in government subsidies and driven by unstoppable demographic forces—represents a fragmented, undersupplied market ripe for data-driven investment. Mike Cameron, Commercial Director at Jarra explains how Jarra's systematic approach identifies the precise locations where demand far exceeds supply.

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The Calm in the Storm: Finding Growth in Disruption

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26 Nov 2025

The Calm in the Storm: Finding Growth in Disruption

Ben McVicar, Co-Head of Infrastructure and Portfolio Manager at Magellan Investment Partners explain that as powerful forces like AI and renewable energy reshape the global economy, infrastructure stands at the centre—providing stability while capturing transformative growth. From data networks to energy systems, these essential assets are driving productivity and decarbonisation alike, offering investors defensive growth in a world defined by secular innovation and structural change.

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