Fixed income managers rethink portfolios as valuations tighten in traditional markets

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Fixed income portfolio construction is undergoing a shift as historically tight valuations in government bonds and investment grade credit prompt managers to seek alternative sources of income and diversification. In

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Investors see Alternatives as key diversifier

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Lonsec Research Releases Alternatives Sector Review According to Lonsec Research’s recently released Alternatives Sector Review, alternative funds have significantly underperformed both equity and bond benchmarks over the last five years,

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Lonsec research responds to increased demand for SMA platforms

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Lonsec predicts continued growth of SMA platforms in coming years Lonsec has undertaken new research into Australia’s  separately managed account (SMA) platforms in recognition of the increasingly important role SMAs

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The search for yield from high dividend ETFs is on

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Specialist investment research house Lonsec said the search for yield has fast made its way into the ETF space, but warns investors to be aware of what they are really

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Lonsec expands research team with senior appointments

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Following its recent “Research House of the Year 2012” award, Lonsec has made a number of senior appointments across its research business. David Erdonmez has been appointed General Manager –

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Lonsec changes research process for index funds

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Lonsec will now rate index funds – including index managed funds and index-based Exchange Traded Funds – using a separate research process from that used to assess actively managed funds.

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