Bell Global Emerging Companies Fund added to IOOF’s ESG model portfolio

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Global equities boutique manager Bell Asset Management today announced that its Bell Global Emerging Companies Fund (the Fund) has been added to IOOF’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) model portfolio.... Read more continue reading

Investors seeking better rates of return from fixed income

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As investors seek alternative sources of yield, many are recognising that investing in directly originated private loans to Australian companies can generate an important source of alternative income. In response... Read more continue reading

Podcast 7: Sting in the tale

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Is the RBA too concerned with front end rates that are aimed at helping the banking sector at the expense of the taxpayer who, ultimately, will be picking up the... Read more continue reading

Super fund recovery brings FY20 returns back from the brink

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A strong June quarter has seen super funds recover from the depths of the COVID-19 crisis in March, however results for the 2020 financial year will fall shy of a... Read more continue reading

Surviving the dividend drought

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Introduction The Australian market declined sharply from the 20 February high of 7,160 to the 23 March low of 4,536, and has since recovered to over 6,000 at the time... Read more continue reading

COVID-19: implications for those nearing or in retirement

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Talk of a recession and underlying unemployment continuing to head north of the 7.1% official rate won’t be allaying the feelings of uncertainty we’re all feeling at the moment, including... Read more continue reading

Costly self-managed super funds? Are they right for me?

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It has been a heated month in self-managed super fund (SMSF) land. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) started the ball rolling with a fact sheet that stated SMSF... Read more continue reading

New bfinance report reveals increasing popularity of China equity strategies amongst institutional investors

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According to bfinance’s recent report, Rethinking China’s Role in Emerging Market Equity Portfolios, investors are reassessing their approach to investing in Chinese equities, supported by fundamental shifts in asset management... Read more continue reading

Volatility stirs as fears grow over a ‘second wave’ and IMF downgrades global growth outlook

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Key points: Market sentiment has turned negative on concern that the spreading coronavirus could force policy makers to slow the pace, or reverse, business re-openings. The International Monetary Fund downgraded... Read more continue reading

Using infrastructure debt in a diversified portfolio

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In the first of a two-part series on asset allocation and infrastructure debt, Andrew Jones, Global Head of Infrastructure Debt at AMP Capital, provides a framework for considering infrastructure debt in the... Read more continue reading