Middleton Securtities top 5 investment ideas

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Middletons Securities has released its annual Top Five winning investment ideas for savvy investors to consider for 2015. Middletons Securities spokesperson, Mr Matthew Stobart, said barring a disaster like a Global... Read more continue reading

IAPF acquires a new property, reports a successful year of growth in 2014

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Investec Australia Property Fund (“IAPF” or the “Fund”) has announced the acquisition of a new property in Derrimut, Victoria for $8.1 million. The acquisition, effective from 22 December 2014, concluded... Read more continue reading

Standard Life Investments expands global footprint

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Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager of Standard Life plc, has continued to expand significantly during 2014, which includes the acquisition in July of Ignis Asset Management. The business... Read more continue reading

Global equity unconstrained opens to overseas investors

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Global fund manager, Standard Life Investments has announced the launch of a Global Equity Unconstrained SICAV – a fund which mirrors the existing OEIC offering which launched in January 2007.... Read more continue reading

Vanguard continues momentum in global EFT market

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2014 marked by asset growth, product innovation, and expense reductions Vanguard reported yesterday that it continued to see strong adoption in 2014 of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States,... Read more continue reading

What does the price of oil have to do with solar?

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Since breaking the psychological US$100 level in September, Brent crude oil has fallen 34%. Strangely, the Ardour Solar Index has also fallen the same amount over this same period. What... Read more continue reading

A new choice for GEM

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Global Fund Manager, Standard Life Investments has today announced the launch of a new Enhanced Diversified Global Emerging Markets Strategy (EDGEM). The SICAV Fund is designed to generate GEM-like equity returns over... Read more continue reading

The year ahead

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The US-led global recovery looks set to continue into 2015 with a lack of inflationary pressure keeping monetary policy loose and supporting a bull market in equities that has already... Read more continue reading

Australian Unity acquires $80 million mortgage funds

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Australian Unity Real Estate Investment (AUREI) has successfully acquired Owenlaw Trust Limited, the manager of the $60 million Owenlaw First Mortgage Income Fund and the $20 million Owenlaw Mortgage Trust.... Read more continue reading

Tis the season for overseas investments

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Certitude Global Investing Intentions Index predicts a festive rush for overseas assets as the proportion of investors looking to increase their international exposure within the next month is at its... Read more continue reading