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New appointment at GSFM to meet retail demand

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Grant Samuel Funds Management has appointed Stephen Higgins to the newly created role of key account manager in the NSW retail sales team. Mr Higgins will be based in Sydney

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25 Oct 2017

The case for managed futures

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During certain periods of time, managed futures can capture upward and downward trends in traditional markets; this has made this asset class a popular ‘alternative’ investment for financial advisers looking

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16 Oct 2017

Tech is the new macro – impacting all three components of return on equity

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The rapid expansion and implementation of technological innovation has become a key factor in the behaviour of the economy and capital markets. In this article, New York-based Epoch Investment Partners,

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04 Sep 2017

India Undergoing Modi-fications: Putting “Demonetisation” in Perspective

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The economics team at Payden & Rygel, manager of GSFM’s Payden Global Income Opportunities Fund, examines the changes underway in India and explores the consequences of the ‘Modi-nisation’ of the

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15 Aug 2017

Artificial Intelligence is a Mega Trend, but who are the beneficiaries?

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“It’s true that we have the largest retail platform globally, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that we are a retail company. Alibaba is a data company.” Jack Ma, Chairman and

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01 Aug 2017

GSFM appoints CEO, Executive Chair

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Grant Samuel Funds Management (GSFM) has appointed chief executive officer, Andrew McKinnon, as executive chair of the GSFM board, replacing outgoing non-executive chair Doug Bartlett. Mr Bartlett will remain on

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20 Jun 2017

Grant Samuel Funds Management forms partnership to distribute the Munro Global Growth Fund

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Grant Samuel Funds Management (GSFM) and global equities manager Munro Partners have formed a partnership, with GSFM distributing Munro Partners’ long/short global equities fund in the Australian and New Zealand

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15 Jun 2017

A style for all cycles

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Twenty or so years ago, portfolio diversification was a simpler concept. There were equities, bonds and property. Equity funds tended to fall into one of two camps – growth or

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29 May 2017

Debunking conventional wisdom

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Grant Samuel Funds Management recently hosted Scott Weiner, managing principal and portfolio manager with fixed income specialists Payden & Rygel. Scott presented to a number of financial advisers around the

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10 Apr 2017

How to avoid unintended concentration risk

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Concentration risk can be defined as the risk of amplified losses that may occur from having a substantial portion of a portfolio in a specific investment, sector or asset class. The

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29 Mar 2017

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