Australian Investors could be missing out on potential international returns

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Australian investors including SMSF’s who remain significantly under-exposed to global stocks may be missing out on better value and growth stories not easily available on the ASX. The big-four banks

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Alternative investing – deep dive portfolio construction thinking for financial advisers

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Some great feedback on a previous AdviserVoice article has led Select Investment Partners’ Chief Operating Officer Alex Wise to address specific points provided by the AdviserVoice adviser community. Alex writes his

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ETFs vs. direct share portfolios – the benefits of diversification

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Exchange traded funds that track broad share market indices can help direct share investors reduce risk in their portfolios and lower their transaction costs. In this paper, Vanguard Australia discusses

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Investor rights should come first, says manager

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Calls for new management benchmarks for unlisted property Until some of the poor management behaviour endemic among unlisted property funds is addressed at the individual fund level, the sector will

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Time to go Overweight on Energy Stocks – Without Having to Pick Winners

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Energy Sector ETF Allows Investors to Tilt Their Portfolios for Capital Growth Australian-owned sector ETF provider, Australian Index Investments (Aii), believes that with the growth in energy costs worldwide that

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Lonsec celebrates a 10 year success story

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For more than 10 years, Lonsec’s Australian Equity Core Model Portfolio has provided financial advisers with a highly concentrated, low-turnover portfolio solution for their clients. More than a decade later,

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AMP Capital Investors acquires additional stake in Thames Water

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AMP Capital through its European flagship fund, the Strategic Infrastructure Trust of Europe (SITE) and separately managed accounts, has taken an additional stake in Thames Water, the largest water and

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Russell Research: Dividends are the new black

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Why the classics always come back in fashion Investing for growth has long been in vogue for Australian investors, and with recent periods of long term growth, it is easy

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J.P. Morgan Collateral Management offers automated use of gold

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First tri-party agent to accept gold J.P. Morgan today announced it is the only tri-party collateral manager to accept physical gold as collateral to satisfy securities lending and repo obligations

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Resource Sector ETFs popular with SMSF Trustees

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Local Sector ETF specialist, Australian Index Investments (Aii), has seen increased interest in their resource-based ETFs from SMSF Trustees, with one in three ETF investments being held by DIY SMSFs.

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