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

Grant Samuel Funds Management appoints head of institutional business

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Grant Samuel Funds Management (GSFM) has appointed Mr Charles Levinge to the newly created role of head of institutional business. Mr Levinge will be based in Melbourne and report to

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15 Mar 2017

Field of screens: why eSports are the next frontier in global sport

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The economics team at Payden & Rygel, manager of GSFM’s Payden Global Income Opportunities Fund, delves into the world of eSport, potentially the next great driver of consumer markets. It’s

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14 Feb 2017

Inflation, bonds and Donald Trump

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In the run up to the US election last month, there were many predictions published as to how markets would respond. The fact that Dow Futures were down over 600

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13 Dec 2016

When cash may be the risky option

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Despite term deposit rates scraping the lowest point in many years, the amount of cash on deposit by Australian investors has increased exponentially since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and

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28 Nov 2016

Payden Global Income Opportunities Fund takes a place in AMP North and Zenith model portfolios

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The Payden Global Income Opportunities Fund has been added as an investment option to the AMP North online platform and added as an option to the Zenith model portfolios. The

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23 Nov 2016

Canadian wealth management firm CI Financial acquires majority stake in Grant Samuel Funds Management

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CI Financial Corp. (CI) has agreed to purchase an 80 per cent stake in Grant Samuel Funds Management (GSFM). The transaction is expected to close on or about 15 November

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07 Nov 2016

Global Equity Advantage Fund added to Macquarie Wrap

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The Grant Samuel Global Equity Advantage Fund has been added as an investment option on the Macquarie Wrap platform, 12 months after the fund was launched to provide investors with

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27 Oct 2016