Asian economies with an eye on the future could benefit from a closer look at the development of Australia’s superannuation industry, according to an executive comment released today by Standard & Poor’s. Moreover, Australia’s experience in creating a well functioning pension system provides a way to overcome current shortfalls in financial services expertise, corporate governance, […]
continue readingEarlier this year Zenith Investment Partners Pty Ltd (Zenith) appointed Hedge Fund specialist Daniel Liptak as Head of Alternatives. The national research provider’s Hedge Fund Review Team headed by Daniel Liptak has announced that following extensive appraisal and analysis, it has completed the first of its expanded Hedge Fund Sector reviews. The first sector reviewed […]
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Nov
2010
Lonsec has released its 2010 Australian Equity Income Sector Review, which encompassed nine funds. Two of those received a Highly Recommended rating, the CFS Wholesale Equity Income Fund and the Zurich Investments Equity Income Fund. An Australian equity income focused fund will typically have an emphasis on: Level of overall yield Franking level Capital gains […]
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Nov
2010
“Print, baby, print” echoes the chorus of economists, investors and currency speculators worldwide. The strong possibility the US will create more money out of thin air has led to a significant depreciation of the US dollar and an appreciation of asset prices, including equities and bonds. Investors do not seem to be concerned by the […]
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Oct
2010
Lonsec has released its 2010 Australian Alternative Income Sector Review, which consisted of 21 funds encompassing Alternative Income and Alternative Income (High). Of these, two Alternative Income funds received a Highly Recommended rating, the CFS Global Credit Income Fund and the Macquarie Income Opportunities Fund. No Alternative Income (High) funds received Lonsec’s highest rating. Libby […]
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Oct
2010
Better performing markets see Trustees taking profits To get a closer insight into where SMSF trustees invest, Multiport regularly undertakes an analysis of our SMSFs investments to look at the up to date asset allocation and investment trends which have or may be emerging. The survey covers around 1,300 SMSFs that we administer and the […]
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Oct
2010
Lonsec recently completed its 2010 review of the Global Emerging Markets and Regional Equities sector following review meetings held in March and April. Duncan Knight, Senior Investment Analyst, recounts some of the key themes and observations from this review. The Global Emerging Markets (GEMs) and Regional Equities sector now encompasses 20 funds, an expanding universe […]
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Oct
2010
With a sector ETF, investors can take ETF strategies to a more active level. Sector ETFs buy the sector, rather than the individual stocks, and gain an appropriately weighted interest in all the securities within that particular index. Australian Index Investments (Aii) is the first to offer sector ETFs in Australia and has six sector […]
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Oct
2010
For the first time in Australia, investors can take a view on a particular market sector such as Resources, Financials or Energy. With a sector ETF, investors can simply buy the sector, rather than the individual stocks, and gain an appropriately weighted interest in all the securities within that particular index. ‘By investing in a […]
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Oct
2010
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