Market Neutral still a diversifier despite a tough 2018, says Zenith

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With Australian equities performing solidly and consistently in recent years, the negative 2018 calendar year served as a sharp reminder that alternative sources of returns can be an important diversifier... Read more continue reading

Financial planners are repositioning from stock pickers to asset allocators: Margin Lending Adviser Report

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Leading research firm Investment Trends has released its 2018 Margin Lending Adviser Report, where we examine the evolving use of gearing among Australia’s stockbrokers and financial planners. The study is... Read more continue reading

Hyperion Asset Management’s Global Growth Companies Fund awarded Highly Recommended rating by Lonsec

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Hyperion Asset Management (Hyperion) has announced that its Global Growth Companies Fund has received the coveted “Highly Recommended” rating from Lonsec. This is the highest possible rating. Mark Arnold, Chief Investment... Read more continue reading

Lennox Australian small companies fund upgraded to ‘Highly Recommended’

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The rating of the flagship Australian Small Companies Fund of boutique equities manager Lennox Capital Partners has been upgraded to ‘Highly Recommended’ by Lonsec. In addition, Lonsec has given the... Read more continue reading

Deal breakers and deal changers in the financial planning M&A space

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The financial services industry has seen blow after blow recently with the introduction of new Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) education standards and the Royal Commission into Misconduct... Read more continue reading

CFM Trend Following strategy “Highly Recommended” by Lonsec

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Global quantitative asset manager Capital Fund Management (CFM) today announced that its trend following strategy, CFM IS Trends Trust Class A & B, has received a ‘’Highly Recommended” rating from... Read more continue reading

Telstra rings up fourth consecutive year as Australia’s most valuable brand

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Telstra remains Australia’s most valuable brand despite its brand value subsiding 7% to $14.7 billion, according to the latest report by Brand Finance, the world’s leading independent brand valuation and... Read more continue reading

Nanuk Sustainability Fund receives 5 Star rating

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The Nanuk New World Fund received a 5 Star rating from Morningstar, its three-year track record placing the fund 2nd out of 193 global equity managers in the Large Cap World... Read more continue reading

Small companies beneficial for international equity portfolio allocations

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An exposure to smaller companies has long been a common component of an investor’s Australian equities portfolio, however, this has not been the case from an international equities perspective. Zenith... Read more continue reading

Templeton Global Growth Fund Ltd rated “Recommended” by independent investment research

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Templeton Global Growth Fund Ltd (ASX: TGG), a 31-year old Australian listed investment company (LIC) providing investors with access to world equity markets based on a value driven investment approach,... Read more continue reading