Antares Equities Ex-20 portfolio receives Lonsec rating

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Antares Equities, a partner of NAB Asset Management, has received a Lonsec ‘Investment Grade’ rating for its Ex-20 Australian Equities Model Portfolio. Launched in May 2015, the portfolio is designed... Read more continue reading

Montgomery Fund celebrates third anniversary with “Recommended” Lonsec Rating

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Montgomery Investment Management’s (Montgomery) flagship fund, The Montgomery Fund, has marked three years since inception receiving an upgraded “Recommended” rating from Lonsec. Montgomery is a Sydney-based boutique funds management business... Read more continue reading

Macquarie launches inaugural benchmarking survey for accounting and financial services firms

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Macquarie has announced the launch of its inaugural Macquarie Accounting and Financial Services benchmarking survey and is calling on financial planning and accounting firms to participate. The new survey aims... Read more continue reading

Lazard Asset Management Funds rated ‘Highly Recommended’ by independent researchers

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Lazard Asset Management’s flagship Select Australian Equity Fund has retained its ‘highly recommended’ status from independent research house Lonsec, following a recent review. The Lazard Select Australian Equity Fund, which... Read more continue reading

Adviser Product Needs and Marketing Needs Report findings released

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Key findings of the Investment Trends 2015 Adviser Product and Marketing Needs Report: Financial planners are looking for new ways to meet clients’ objectives in uncertain markets Professional fund managers... Read more continue reading

Zenith releases 2015 Multi Asset Sector review – challenging market conditions spurs innovation

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Zenith has released the 2015 Multi Asset Sector review and the most noticeable message was that the sector participants have forewarned of more challenging market conditions ahead, with headwinds brought... Read more continue reading

Global Equities Market ripe for Long/Short managers says Zenith

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The global equities market is ripe for long/short managers according to Zenith Investment Partners latest Global Long/Short equities Sector Report released this week. The 12 months to 30 September 2015... Read more continue reading

Lonsec and Zenith maintain ratings for Neuberger Berman ARMS Trust

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Two leading Research Houses, Lonsec and Zenith, have maintained their “Recommended” and “Approved” ratings (respectively) for the Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi Strategy (ARMS) Trust. The Neuberger Berman ARMS Trust... Read more continue reading

Emerging markets returns not for the faint hearted, says Lonsec

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Lonsec releases 2015 Global Emerging Markets and Regional Equity Sector Review Brave-hearted investors can still expect reasonable returns from emerging markets investment but should adopt a measured long term approach... Read more continue reading

Key findings from the Investment Trends 2015 Planner Risk Report:

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Implementation of Trowbridge recommendations would push more planners towards holistic advice Planners remain very willing to leave underperforming insurers A significant number of planners are actively looking for new insurer... Read more continue reading