Grant Samuel Funds Management invests in institutional business with senior appointment

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Grant Samuel Funds Management (GSFM) has appointed Ms Vivienne Lee to the newly created role of senior manager – institutional business. Ms Lee will be based in Sydney and will

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Long/short – a strategy for all seasons

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The current investment environment Any discussion about the outlook for the Australian economy and Australian sharemarket needs to start with China. It’s no surprise that China has been a massive

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Investing for income – can global equities deliver? (Part 2)

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In part one of this two-part series, we looked at the factors that underpin a global equity shareholder yield strategy and focused on one of those factors – dividends –

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Investing for income – can global equities deliver? (Part 1)

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Although there are rumblings from the US Federal Reserve about increasing interest rates, as illustrated in Figure 1, interest rates of most developed economies remain at all-time lows. The most

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What’s keeping bond investors awake at night?

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Bond markets were once the world’s most liquid. Today, trading even $5 million in bonds can be difficult. In the bond market, a narrow bid/ask spread signifies a liquid bond

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Volatile markets to challenge investors in 2015

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Triple3 Partners have warned that quantitative easing, an expected increase in global interest rates and falling oil prices will present investors with a challenging set of circumstances in 2015. “The

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Taking advantage of volatility

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Economic forecasters, sharemarket commentators and crystal ball gazers are busily predicting the directions that sharemarkets will take in 2015. Typically, views are divergent – some see markets reaching record highs,

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“Highly Recommended”: Epoch funds receive rating upgrade from Zenith

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The Grant Samuel Epoch Global Equity Shareholder Yield Funds, hedged and unhedged, have been awarded a ratings upgrade, from “Recommended” to “Highly Recommended”, from Zenith Investment Partners. The ratings upgrade

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Strong business growth prompts appointment of new key account manager

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Grant Samuel Funds Management (GSFM) has appointed Huw O’Grady to the newly created role of key account manager – Victoria. The role has been created as a result of the

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Triple3 fund added to Macquarie Wrap

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The Triple3 Volatility Advantage Fund has been added as an investment option on Macquarie Wrap, as advisers seek to diversify client portfolios and better manage volatility. Triple 3 Partners was

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