Property – take an alternative view

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From affordable housing to agriculture, student accommodation to co-working space, Australia is slowly following the lead of other markets and offering an increasing number of alternative property opportunities to investors.... Read more continue reading

Investment lessons for the next generation

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The importance of financial literacy is recognised worldwide, with programs in most OECD countries and many developing nations, to help people better manage their financial circumstances. In this article, Centuria... Read more continue reading

The first layer of defence – value

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Buying any asset – equities, bonds, property, infrastructure – at the right price increases the probability of having a successful investing outcome. However the price you pay is, on its... Read more continue reading

How advisers can do their due diligence on listed investment companies (LICs)

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A close up on listed investment companies (LICs): factors advisers should analyse for due diligence purposes. In this article, Geoff Driver, General Manager – Business Development & Investor Relations at... Read more continue reading

The second layer of defence – intelligent diversification

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It doesn’t matter how confident you are about an investment view, no one can accurately predict the future. Even five years ago, probably very few people would have thought negative... Read more continue reading

Australian Equities: expectations for the year ahead

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What lessons have you learned from 2017? Markets have grinded higher in 2017: volatility is low and the performance and correlation of high volatility stocks and low volatility stocks has... Read more continue reading

BetaShares helps investors navigate hybrids – launches first exchange traded Active Australian Hybrids Fund

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BetaShares, a leading Australian manager of exchange traded funds, has announced the launch of Australia’s first Active ETF that invests in hybrids – the BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund (managed... Read more continue reading

Why does real estate outperform equities?

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Property outperforms equities over the long term Earlier this year, we spoke at the Bennelong Investment Forum. Our presentation included a number of charts, but for many, this one stood... Read more continue reading

Socially responsible investment

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First there were ethical funds, then came the broader ‘socially responsible’ investments. Today, the socially aware approach to investment is complemented by impact investing, another investment approach that offers diversification... Read more continue reading

Shorts, long stocks and scandals

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As unfashionable as it might be in some quarters, short selling has become entrenched as a legitimate trading strategy in Australia. Investors should take note. Short selling in a stock... Read more continue reading