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Shani Jayamanne is a Director, Investment Specialist at Morningstar Australia.

Shani’s Future Focus column is published every Wednesday.

Aussies tend to be disengaged with their super and more companies are taking advantage of this. Shani shared her thoughts on the industry amid a notable uptick in the number of individuals applying for compassionate release of super.

A significant factor that determines an investor’s total return outcome is tax. Shani explored some general rules for how tax may work with foreign investments.

In her Chart of the week, Shani used Morningstar Equity Research team’s Australian Dividend Outlook and Top Picks report to look at opportunities in the market for income oriented investors.

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Simonelle Mody is an Associate Investment Specialist, Morningstar Australia.

Sim’s Young & Invested column is published every Thursday.

This week, Sim looked at how to assess a thematic ETF’s credibility, structure, and long-term potential, whilst avoiding the common behavioural pitfalls associated with thematic investing.

Founder-led companies have been proven to deliver long-term outperformance. Sim screens for two undervalued companies that fit this criteria.

Finally, Sim spotlighted the top sustainable ETFs for aligning your portfolio with an ESG tilt.

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Mark LaMonica, CFA is Director of Personal Finance, Morningstar Australia.

Mark’s column Unconventional wisdom is published every Monday.

This week, Mark shared his thoughts on the rising trend of investors moving away from public markets towards private assets.

As our resident income investor, Mark also provided a Q3 2025 update for his 12 income portfolio picks.

Read more of Mark’s articles here.

More highlights from Morningstar this week

Christine Benz discusses how to calibrate your target savings rate.

Robby Greengold explores how to minimise active ETF bid-ask spreads.

Jon Mills shares 2 picks in an undervalued ASX sector.

This week on Investing Compass

Investors are constantly trying to predict the future. Mark and Shani share insights from Morgan Housel’s book Same as Ever, to break down why focusing on things that you don’t change can be far more powerful.

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