Is this the end of the bond market?

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Despite predictions that the end of the bond market is nigh, Lonsec’s income sector has expanded considerably over the past few years. This growth has been driven by increased demand... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital Community Infrastructure Fund to add fourth schools project to its portfolio

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The AMP Capital Community Infrastructure Fund (CommIF) is to acquire a 100 per cent interest in the Partnerships Victoria in Schools Project from the Royal Bank of Scotland. This project... Read more continue reading

Western Australia continues to outperform for direct property investment

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Charter Hall says recent results from Investment Property Databank (IPD) – showing that Western Australia continued to provide the strongest returns for direct property over the year to September 2013... Read more continue reading

Australian Ethical’s Smaller Companies Trust participating in a limited number of IPOs

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Australian Ethical’s Smaller Companies Trust has participated in the frenzy of recent IPO activity on the ASX. While AE fund manager, Andy Gracey, sees some quality he is also wary of... Read more continue reading

Look to diversify in to alpha says Pengana

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Investors should look to alpha-focused strategies because they do not depend on market direction and they are uncorrelated or lowly correlated to market indices, a leading fund manager advises. Pengana... Read more continue reading

Acquisition pushes HPT FUM over $500 million

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The Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust (HPT) will shoot through the $500 million in funds under management mark, with the acquisition of a medical technology facility at 8 Herbert Street,... Read more continue reading

Video: Is the worst over for European markets?

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The crisis in the eurozone has eased since the European Central Bank announced that it would buy the bonds of struggling governments. Richard Lewis, Head of Global Equities, Fidelity Worldwide... Read more continue reading

Investors should ignore the index, or risk missing out on ‘shooting stars’

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Small cap stocks are anything but ‘average’ so investors need to look beyond the the ASX Small Ordinaries Index and actively manage their small cap portfolios, or risk missing out... Read more continue reading

Investors bullish on shares – but now see most opportunities offshore

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70% tipping ASX to rise over next 12 months; Majority report improvement in portfolio since using Skaffold Australian investors believe the local market will rise over the next 12 months, according to... Read more continue reading

The Art of Manager Selection

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Effective manager selection is an increasingly important element of investment success for investors today. In this article, Fidelity’s Nick Peters discusses the art of selecting the right manager, why monitoring... Read more continue reading