Capital raisings, a source for outsized returns

From

Market participants, especially equity investors, can be forgiven if the words déjà vu spring to mind during this COVID-19 period. Although there are definite similarities between the Australian equity market... Read more continue reading

Covid-19 will have long lasting social and economic consequences

From

The pandemic has created a fertile environment for social unrest, with much depending how well governments address the crisis and the subsistence needs of their citizens. In a recent research... Read more continue reading

Zenith Managed Account clients increase through market volatility

From

Demand for Zenith Investment Partners managed account services continues to grow amid the uncertainty and volatility in investment markets sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic. Zenith’s CEO David Wright said it... Read more continue reading

Insight introduces new ESG risk rating for fixed income investors

From

BNY Mellon’s Insight Investment has introduced a research rating system to assess issuers against a set of proprietary environmental, social and governance [ESG] risk metrics. More than 6,500 issuers covering... Read more continue reading

Longer-term factors key for AREIT sector

From

The Australian Real Estate Investment Trust (AREIT) sector may have taken a COVID-19 hit however short-term implications should not deter investors from taking a longer-term view of the market, says... Read more continue reading

Looking to solve the low yield conundrum: Legg Mason Brandywine Global Income Optimiser Fund marks three-year track record in Australia

From

Australia has entered a record low interest rate environment and may remain so for a prolonged period. Thus, investors, and their advisers, face a problem; how to generate sufficient income in a... Read more continue reading

The green lining of COVID-19 – an opportunity for change?

From

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc for the global healthcare system, economy and markets but there has been a ‘green lining’ in the form of lower carbon emissions, according to... Read more continue reading

Interest from advised clients in rebuilding super rises as COVID-19 queries ease

From

Clients of AMP financial advisers are seeking out strategies to rebuild their superannuation balances as enquiries about COVID-19-related help start to ease, according to the latest figures from the technical... Read more continue reading

SMSFs and retirees should look at ‘all weather’ investing to avoid diabolical outcomes

From

Every time the markets collapse, there is a particular group of investors that is hit the hardest. The reason why is that this group of investors don’t just lose a... Read more continue reading

Factor investing – an introduction

From

Introduction Any list of the hottest topics in investment management circles over the last few years is almost certain to contain ‘Factor Investing’. Sitting between highly active, alpha seeking investing... Read more continue reading