Zenith Investment Partners’ annual Fund awards took place last week at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney. The awards recognised excellence in funds management across all major asset classes and disciplines, which is fundamental to raising the standards of funds management for the ultimate benefit of investors. Magellan Asset Management took out top honours as Fund […]
continue readingThe Legg Mason Martin Currie Global Long-Term Unconstrained Fund has received a ‘Recommended’ rating from Zenith Investment Partners. Launched in December 2015, the Fund is managed by the wholly owned Legg Mason affiliate Martin Currie and offers investors a concentrated, fundamental, quality growth styled international equities exposure. Zenith believes “The Fund is an attractive offering […]
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Oct
2019
Zenith Investment Partners is proud to announce the finalists for the 2019 Zenith Fund Awards. The Awards, now in their 8th year, recognise the top talent in the funds management industry across 22 categories and rely on Zenith’s independent insights and experience in assessing investment capabilities. Zenith’s Managing Partner David Wright believes the Awards provide an opportunity to honour […]
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Aug
2019
The 12 months to 31 May 2019 were positive for Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts (AREITs), with the S&P/ASX 300 AREIT Accumulation Index returning 14.3% and the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed $A (Hedged) Index returning 10.6%. Despite this overall result, the last two years have proved challenging for many of Zenith’s rated active fund managers, particularly […]
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Jul
2019
Duration, despite being a common measure within the fixed income community, is a relatively foreign concept when it comes to equities. However, the latest research from Zenith Investment Partners shows that considering equity duration can be a powerful tool in constructing investment portfolios. Duration is the length of time required for cashflows from an asset […]
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11
Jul
2019
Investors focused on short-term performance will no doubt be disappointed with the underperformance of the Australian Shares long/short sector. However, research by Zenith Investment Partners shows that it is very difficult to produce superior investment outcomes without periods of short-term relative underperformance. Take Marty McFly, every movie buff’s favourite time traveller. Even if he travelled […]
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05
Jul
2019
Global Listed Infrastructure (GLI) funds have once again proved their defensive capabilities in the face of equity market volatility according to Zenith Investment Partners 2019 Infrastructure Sector Report. The sector delivered solid absolute performance for the year ended 30 April 2019, with the FTSE Global Core Infrastructure 50/50 $A (Hedged) Index returning 14.8%. Zenith’s Head […]
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Jun
2019
In an environment where macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties have weighed heavily on investor sentiment, Australian Fixed Interest (AFI) bond managers have continued to demonstrate their resilience and produce strong risk-adjusted returns. For the 12 months to 30 April 2019, the median manager in Zenith’s AFI bonds sub-sector produced a net return of 7.2%, broadly keeping […]
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11
Jun
2019
Listed Investment Companies (LICs) have dodged a political bullet with a Coalition victory over the weekend according to Zenith Investment Partners. Dugald Higgins, Zenith’s Head of Property & Listed Strategies said “For a sector that has raised $11.7 billion dollars of new investor capital over the last five years, a Labor win could have posed […]
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May
2019
Zenith Investment Partners (Zenith) has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement with NZX Limited to acquire New Zealand’s leading research business, FundSource, as it expands into offshore markets. FundSource is one of New Zealand’s longest standing investment research houses, having supplied analysis to financial advisers and fund managers since 1983. FundSource is a […]
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May
2019
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