Zenith rates NSW Waratah Annuity Bonds

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NSW Waratah Annuity Bonds – Series 5 (WAB) is designed to provide a regular, annuity style income stream over a defined term via a debenture issued by the NSW Treasury... Read more continue reading

Is risk just another four letter word?

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Specialist research house Lonsec has highlighted risk as a key theme emerging from its most recent review of the Global Equity Funds sector.  Since the GFC, risk – or investor... Read more continue reading

Australian investors let down by income investments

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Australian income investors are receiving annual returns almost 3% lower than anticipated from their income producing investments, representing a ‘reality gap’ between investor expectations and actual returns, a trend that... Read more continue reading

van Eyk: X-Rays reveal the cracks in model portfolios

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van Eyk’s new initiative for financial advisers, Portfolio X-Rays, is revealing that many model portfolios are not set up to meet their performance objectives and are vulnerable to shocks and... Read more continue reading

Morningstar wraps up research on Global Equities Strategies

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Morningstar today released its Sector Wrap-Up for global equities funds, covering 50 global large-cap strategies and eight global small-cap strategies. Morningstar does not charge or accept payment from fund managers... Read more continue reading

Zenith rates Austock Life Imputation Bonds

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Zenith has reiterated its Highly Recommended rating on Austock Life Imputation Bonds (AIB). AIB’s are Insurance Bond whose tax-paid investment structure means that tax on any returns (income and capital... Read more continue reading

Investment Trends: Platform development spending shrinks

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Investment platforms’ spending on new development fell in 2012, shrinking to just $100m across the calendar year, down from $130m in 2011, according to a new report from leading wealth... Read more continue reading

Small caps rebound with 6.6% return

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Research house Lonsec said small companies posted modest gains of 6.6% during 2012, a welcome improvement on the negative 21% returns of the 2011 year. The majority of managers in... Read more continue reading

Investment Trends releases FX research

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Key findings of the annual Investment Trends Australian Foreign Exchange (FX) Report: The number of retail foreign exchange (FX) traders in Australia held up well despite a fall in market... Read more continue reading

Perpetual Investments wins Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year Award

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Morningstar Australasia Pty Limited has announced the winners of the Australian Morningstar Awards 2013. Perpetual Investments took the top award as Morningstar’s Austalian Fund Manager of the Year. “The winners... Read more continue reading