Good COP, Bad COP – dispelling the myth of ESG underperformance

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Environmental and social issues have never been more important. The world’s eyes were firmly on Glasgow and the environmental issues discussed in the recently held 2021 United Nations Climate Change

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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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The optimal investment team structure – does it exist?

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The European Commission’s second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) came into effect on 3 January 2018, aimed at increasing competition and fee transparency amongst market participants inside and

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Equity duration: An oxymoron or an important portfolio exposure?

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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

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Smaller companies are higher beta, but they need not be

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From time to time, the market reminds us of the inherent volatility of equities as an asset class. The December quarter of 2018 was a clear example of this, with

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Market Neutral still a diversifier despite a tough 2018, says Zenith

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With Australian equities performing solidly and consistently in recent years, the negative 2018 calendar year served as a sharp reminder that alternative sources of returns can be an important diversifier

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Australian equities: Investors shift towards high conviction as core comes under pressure 

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Investor momentum towards high conviction Australian equity strategies is likely to continue as traditional core strategies come under increasing pressure from low cost quantitative and passive index offerings, according to

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How advice practices benefit from early ratings on new funds

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In the past month Zenith has been the first Australian research house to rate three new funds from Airlie Funds Management and Firetrail Investments, and as Zenith’s Head of Equities

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Zenith Review: Hot Micro Cap demand leads to six-fold increase in capacity in Zenith rated universe

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There has been a sharp rise in investor demand within Australian Micro Caps and a corresponding increase in funds meeting this demand, according to Zenith’s most recent Sector Review. Since 2016,

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Value found outside “Blue Chips”, says Zenith.

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Zenith has just released its 2016 Australian Large Companies Sector Review, and once again, the managers on Zenith’s Approved Product List (APL) have outperformed the index. Commenting on the review,

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