How the scientist invested and won

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Three years ago, we posed the question, How would a scientist construct a portfolio?. The results are in and the investment performance is as the scientist predicted. In 2013 the... Read more continue reading

Japanese investors key to global real assets funding

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Investors from Japan are primed to play a key funding role for global infrastructure and real estate, according to analysis from AMP Capital. With assets under management approaching ¥500 trillion... Read more continue reading

Margin lending – the basics

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Margin lending is a form of gearing whereby investors borrow money to invest in shares, exchange traded products (ETPs) and managed funds. There are good reasons to use margin loans,... Read more continue reading

Proposed changes to default super to deliver enhanced choice and better financial outcomes

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The Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended changes to the $474 billion default super market that would encourage greater customer choice and engagement.  If enacted, the changes will result in employees... Read more continue reading

Debunking conventional wisdom

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Grant Samuel Funds Management recently hosted Scott Weiner, managing principal and portfolio manager with fixed income specialists Payden & Rygel. Scott presented to a number of financial advisers around the... Read more continue reading

Super industry expects 2017 to be better than last year

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The pace and poignancy of change has certainly heightened in the past few months; spurred on by new leadership in the US, as well as increasingly innovative ways organisations, are... Read more continue reading

It’s time to go global

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Many Australian investors rely on regular dividend payments. Companies which boast consistently impressive dividend yields are often considered to be well-governed, generating consistently strong cash flow and prioritising shareholders. Yet... Read more continue reading

Productivity Commission draft report on alternative models for default super released

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The Productivity Commission (PC) has released its draft report on alternative models for default super, supporting an overhaul of how members join default super funds.  The PC will finalise their... Read more continue reading

Fair and sustainable super regulations passed into law

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After receiving feedback from industry, the federal parliament has passed amendments giving effect to regulatory change, continuing the implementation of changes to superannuation that were announced by the Turnbull government... Read more continue reading

The emerging middle class and its implications for global investment

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In our recent article Young tiger stalks ageing dragon we compared and contrasted India and China in terms of their economic and social development. What was clear from that paper was... Read more continue reading