Vacancy Rates Steady in April, Asking Rents Dip

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Data released by SQM Research this week has revealed the national residential vacancy rate was unchanged at 2.1% in April 2018, with the number of vacancies Australia-wide sitting at 67,854... Read more continue reading

Nikko Asset Management Australia’s Global Share Fund receives ‘Bronze’ Morningstar rating

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Nikko Asset Management Australia announced that on 4 April 2018 its Nikko AM Global Share Fund received a ‘Bronze’ Morningstar Analyst Rating™ on its debut, reflecting high performance across key... Read more continue reading

The death of the conglomerate

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Wesfarmers (ASX: WES) surprised the market in March 2018 by announcing its intention to demerge the Coles supermarket business from its portfolio. This reverses the original decision made in July... Read more continue reading

Sustained volatility fails to dent long-term super returns

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Australian super fund members have suffered a second monthly decline in returns in as many months as volatility shakes global markets and creates an environment not seen by most super... Read more continue reading

Robo-advice is no longer a foreign concept in Australia: Investment Trends Report

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Robo-advice (or automated investing) is gaining traction in Australia and across the globe. The latest Investment Trends Robo-advice Report is based on a large-scale survey of over 10,000 online investors... Read more continue reading

Perpetual Global Share Fund receives Lonsec rating upgrade

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Perpetual has announced its Global Share Fund has received an upgraded ‘Recommended’ rating from Lonsec. Key strengths of the Fund recognised by Lonsec include the application of a long-standing and... Read more continue reading

Zenith Review: Hot Micro Cap demand leads to six-fold increase in capacity in Zenith rated universe

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There has been a sharp rise in investor demand within Australian Micro Caps and a corresponding increase in funds meeting this demand, according to Zenith’s most recent Sector Review. Since 2016,... Read more continue reading

Zenith Awards ‘Recommended’ Rating to Ophir Asset Management’s High Conviction Fund

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Australian small and mid-cap equities manager Ophir Asset Management (Ophir) announces today that the Ophir High Conviction Fund (the Fund) has received a ‘Recommended’ investment rating from independent research house... Read more continue reading

Vacancy rates increase in most cities in December

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Data released by SQM Research this week has revealed the national residential vacancy rate was 2.5% in December 2017, with the number of vacancies Australia-wide increasing to 80,092 – an... Read more continue reading

Australian HNW investor numbers on the rise: Investment Trends

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Investment Trends has released its flagship 2017 High Net Worth Investor Report, the largest annual study of Australia’s wealthiest investors. The report, now in its tenth year, concluded in September... Read more continue reading