Zentih expands portfolio solutions with six implementable retirement models

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Zenith Associate Director and Manager of Zenith’s Retirement Portfolio Solutions, Ben Davis has announced the release of a range of six investment solutions designed to maximise income and age pension... Read more continue reading

Colonial First State adds Epoch fund to FirstChoice platform as investors and SMSF trustees search for sustainable yield

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The Grant Samuel Epoch Global Equity Shareholder Yield Fund has been added as an investment option on the Colonial First State FirstChoice platform, as investors continue to search for sustainable... Read more continue reading

Sequoia Financial Group pursues funding options and growth

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Sequoia Financial Group to pursue funding options to drive growth Board assessing funding options to pursue next stage of development Company now well positioned for advancement in the SMSF industry... Read more continue reading

Significant investor visa insights

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Asia’s rich will be funding business and investment opportunities in Australia via the government’s Significant Investor Visa (SIV) scheme, according to David Chin, Managing Director and Founder of Basis Point.... Read more continue reading

Transition of the Australian economy – What does it mean for rates and the dollar?

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For Sophisticated Investors Only Mining: How deep is the hole? Chart 1 shows that mining as a percentage of GDP is at record highs, although it has started to drop... Read more continue reading

Investors missing out on world’s fastest growing region

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Investors who remain cautious of Asian investment, and view the region as outside mainstream investment consideration, are missing out on valuable opportunities according to Asian fund managers Seres Asset Management... Read more continue reading

Sweden’s economic blunder

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Few developed economies rebounded as quickly as Sweden did from the global financial crisis. After contracting 5% in 2009, Sweden’s economy expanded 6.6% a year later, swelled another 2.9% in... Read more continue reading

Threadneedle’s latest investment strategy and market commentary

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Global equities and global bonds made progress in May 2014, with the former outpacing the latter in local currency terms; for the month, the MSCI World index rose 2.34% in... Read more continue reading

Exchange traded funds have multiple benefits for managed accounts

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Exchange traded products are worthy of consideration for use as a core building block of managed accounts and can provide multiple benefits to managed account providers, according to BetaShares. Speaking... Read more continue reading

Blue Sky raises $60 million for Australia’s first alternatives LIC

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Strong investor interest has seen Blue Sky Alternative Investments Limited raise more than $60 million in an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of its Alternatives Access Fund, exceeding the minimum subscription... Read more continue reading