Managed portfolios are rapidly becoming ‘the default operating system’ for advice businesses today

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Managed portfolios have evolved from an efficiency tool into the default operating system for advice businesses today, with advisers increasingly adopting them to improve governance, scale their businesses and deliver

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08 Sep 2026

Managed accounts to surpass $400 billion by 2030 as technology and regulatory scrutiny reshape the sector

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Managed accounts are on track to exceed $400 billion by the end of the decade, with technology and tighter regulation pushing the sector towards stronger, more transparent growth, Andrew Yap,

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20 Feb 2026

Quality investment research is the secret ingredient in successful managed account portfolios

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A successful managed account portfolio must balance model outputs with professional judgement and insights, Andrew Yap head of portfolio solutions at Zenith Investment Partners says. Mr Yap says while quantitative

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26 Nov 2025

Zenith announces new appointment to leadership team

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Zenith Investment Partners has promoted Andrew Yap to Head of Portfolio Solutions. In his new role, Mr Yap will help lead Zenith’s Portfolio Solutions team of 12 investment professionals, overseeing

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17 Sep 2025

Bond portfolios may create positive returns despite rising interest rates

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Despite continued tightening of monetary policy from central banks’ interest rate hikes, bond portfolios could still generate positive investment returns in the years ahead, says Zenith Investment Partners head of

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13 Apr 2023

Portfolio return objectives challenged by inflation

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Markets appear to have trust in central banks’ ability to ‘get the job done’ but there are risks to this view, according to Damien Hennessy, head of asset allocation with

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17 Oct 2022

CPI target-based investing – it’s the real thing!

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With Australia experiencing its highest inflation levels since the early 1990s, advisers face a common problem – how to maintain the purchasing power of client portfolios and deliver a level

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28 Sep 2022

The great fixed income rout – were we really blindsided?  

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With the sell-off in domestic fixed interest markets over the past seven months, the sea of red ink was a painful reminder of the risks of investing in bonds. The

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14 Jun 2022

The durability of real return funds in an inflationary environment

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As the world adjusts to COVID and vaccination rates continue to rise, there’s much hope that life will return to some form of normal in the near to medium term.

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15 Oct 2021

AFI managers challenged by COVID-19 but opportunities for outperformance remain

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The Australian Fixed Interest sector was not immune from the effects of the COVID-19 crisis with the median manager in Zenith Investment Partners’ Australian Fixed Interest (AFI) category producing a

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23 Jun 2020