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Basis Points

Basis Points

Equity Mates Media 58 Episodes Oct 13, 2026

Basis Points is a podcast for Australian financial advisers, produced by Equity Mates Media. It explores small improvements that compound into significant outcomes in the financial advisory field. The show aims to help advisers find incremental gains in their practice.

Episodes

Is fundamental investing dead? All hail the rise of quant
Is fundamental investing dead? All hail the rise of quant Oct 13, 2026 36:03 Fundamental stock picking is losing ground to systematic investing. But does that mean traditional active management is dead?Dr David Allen, Head of Long Short Strategies and Co-Head of Research at Plato Investment Management, joins Ally to explain how systematic managers are using data, technology and AI to find opportunities across thousands of companies.He takes us inside Plato's investment
Are your clients actually diversified? The hidden risks inside every portfolio
Are your clients actually diversified? The hidden risks inside every portfolio Oct 6, 2026 25:12 It was once a given that investing across a variety of asset classes, meant you were diversified.Today’s guest believes that may no longer be the case.AI for example touches debt, equities and infrastructure.When the old asset-class labels no longer explain the risks and opportunities, what should advisers change in client portfolios?John Woods, the Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Head of Mult
HUB24’s Jason Entwistle on AI and avoiding the next advice scandal
HUB24’s Jason Entwistle on AI and avoiding the next advice scandal Sep 29, 2026 33:16 Jason Entwistle is worried. Australian advisers have one of the highest AI adoption rates in the world at a time when there are so many "shiny new toys” coming out.But he sees a real risk to the speed of this adoption. Taking up AI tools without enough DD could lead the industry to “end up in a bit of a scandal where data has ended up in the wrong spot,” giving the regulator another reason to
Bond markets are now funding the AI boom. History tells us that's a warning sign
Bond markets are now funding the AI boom. History tells us that's a warning sign Sep 22, 2026 29:56 The world’s biggest technology companies are burning through their once-abundant cash reserves to fund the AI arms race.Increasingly, they’re turning to debt markets to fund the buildout.That means the most speculative part of the market is finding its way into defensives.So what does that mean for advisers and their clients?Fixed Income Director at Capital Group, Haran Karunakaran, joins Ally to
He’s met with 1000s of advisers - here’s what sets the best apart
He’s met with 1000s of advisers - here’s what sets the best apart Sep 15, 2026 29:29 What separates advice practices that scale well from those that get stuck?After meeting with thousands of advisers, Trellia Wealth Partners Managing Partner Cameron Spittle says the difference often comes down to one thing: the operating model.In this episode you will learn:How leaders can create greater adviser capacityWays to improve operational efficiency, and deliver better client outcomesWher
How to gear inside super without property
How to gear inside super without property Sep 8, 2026 23:21 The rules around leverage have changed. So what does that mean for advisers?With residential property LRBAs no longer available inside SMSFs, instalment warrants remain one way advisers can use leverage in super.Citi Global Markets Director Elizabeth Tian and Five Financial Managing Partner and Head of Advice Jason Petersen join Ally to explain how instalment warrants actually work, where they fit
Why financial advice has an AI problem (and what actually fixes it)
Why financial advice has an AI problem (and what actually fixes it) Sep 1, 2026 26:49 AI tools have had a very “superficial” impact on financial advice so far.That’s according to today’s guest Simon O’Keefe, founder and CEO of Alcova, an AI adoption and safety company for Australian wealth management firms.He believes AI can be a “big unlock” for persistent capacity constraints the industry faces. But that so far, financial advisers are using it in ways that barely scratch the surf
Zenith’s guide to rebuilding defensive portfolios
Zenith’s guide to rebuilding defensive portfolios Aug 25, 2026 30:12 Defensive assets are meant to be the boring part of a portfolio. Now, it’s where advisers are making some of their hardest calls.Bonds spent the past few decades earning a reputation as the go-to hedge to equities. Since 2022, that reputation has been tested, with the correlation between the two asset classes flipping to positive territory.So, are bonds broken? Are they still good diversifiers for
From kings to catalogues: The overlooked asset class with a 600-year history
From kings to catalogues: The overlooked asset class with a 600-year history Aug 18, 2026 Stephen Otter, Partners Group’s Global Head of Private Markets Royalties, argues that royalties are uncorrelated to markets, low volatility, an inflation hedge, and generate a predictable yield. So, it’s surprising that most investors still have zero allocation to the asset class - despite royalties being around for a good 600 years.They originated with royal families (as the name suggests), where
Grant Hackett on resilience, tax changes and his push to quadruple adviser numbers
Grant Hackett on resilience, tax changes and his push to quadruple adviser numbers Aug 11, 2026 32:30 Grant Hackett has now spent more time working in finance than he did in the pool, but he’s still best known for being one of, if not the greatest, distance swimmers Australia has ever produced.Hackett hung up his goggles in 2008 and is now the group CEO of ASX-listed Generation Development Group.In this episode of Basis Points, he takes advisers through the highs and lows of his Olympic career, hi
Why financial advice has become generic (and how to actually stand out)
Why financial advice has become generic (and how to actually stand out) Aug 4, 2026 28:37 Will Hamilton has enshrined a simple belief at Hamilton Wealth Partners: Most financial advice practices pay lip service to client experience, yet it makes all the difference in the eyes of clients.In this episode, he shares how HWP differentiates through hyper-personalised service, from capping advisers at 50 clients to running large-scale client events that function more like weddings than semin
The biggest shift in financial advice history is less than 2 years away
The biggest shift in financial advice history is less than 2 years away Jul 28, 2026 26:04 Advisers’ entire tech stack will collapse in the next two years; that is the bold prediction of Paradino AI Co-Founder and CEO Alex Gassner.He sees the glaring gap between the 15,000 financial advisers in Australia and those 16 million Australian’s who need advice, as being closed in one way only- by purpose-built AI tools.Courtenay Fox, Co-Founder of Fox & Hare Financial, knows this firsthand

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