Zenith rolls out responsible investment classifications

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Zenith Investment Partners has completed the full rollout of its responsible investment (RI) classifications across 878 funds on Zenith’s Approved Product List (APL). The RI classifications comprise traditional, aware, integrated,

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The great rotation

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To say that COVID-19 has triggered a rollercoaster for markets across the globe is an understatement. The property sector has been particularly impacted though not always in the most predictable

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Unlocking potential through short selling

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In January 2021, prominent hedge funds were making international headlines for all the wrong reasons. Terms such as ‘shorting’, ‘GameStop’ and ‘short squeeze’ were being thrown around in daily conversation,

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Sustainable investing – which manager has the endurance?

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The importance of sustainable investing has developed into a key thematic in recent years, as more investors increase their focus on sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in

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Zenith introduces dedicated index fund rating

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Investment research consultancy Zenith Investment Partners has launched a framework specifically for rating index funds, with the first ratings now available through its adviser site. The new ratings will be

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Fixed income animal spirits

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A common pain point amongst our clients in recent years has been the diminishing defensiveness associated with fixed income allocations and the expectation that future returns will be lacklustre. This

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Changing portfolio construction trends driven by ESG and active management

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The investment environment of the past 30 years is irrevocably changing, with adherence to the traditional 60:40 portfolio allocation breaking down, and the rise of ESG investing impacting portfolio construction,

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Zenith boosts business development team with new hire

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Zenith Investment Partners has appointed James Curnow to the position of business development manager, responsible for growing the investment consultancy’s managed accounts footprint in NSW and the ACT. Based in

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What does the energy transition look like in the infrastructure sector?

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As the world moves closer to consensus to target net zero carbon emissions by 2050, there’s a huge transformation taking place across global energy networks. While this transformation has been

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Emerging market debt – a new frontier

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One of the key implications of COVID has been the growth in government debt issuance globally and the coordinated quantitative easing programs across central banks.  As government bond yields across

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