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Perpetual multi-asset fund recommended

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... Zenith have upgraded ratings of the Perpetual Diversified Real Return Fund. The fund is now 'Recommended' by both ratings houses following its strong performance. Before tax and fees the fund achieved returns of 9% per annum as at 31 December 2016 - ...

Australia housing boom busting?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data reveal that this was largely due to an 18.5% surge in private sector dwellings excluding houses - units - which are notoriously volatile that followed a 24.0% slump in October (see what I mean). The more stable ABS trend ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... the previous month. Two of the four sectors improved last month but all four sectors remained in contraction territory: houses (down 0.1 to 47.2); apartments (up 4.8 to 44.7); commercial (up 7.2 to 48.7) and engineering (down 2.9 to 41.4). New orders ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... dropped by 8.5% to 7,094 units in the month of October - the lowest level since July 2014 (7,054 units). Sales of detached houses declined by 8.2% in October while those for multi-unit dwellings dropped by 9.2%. Total new home sales fell by 4.9% in the ...

Principal fund receives strong ratings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... credit-based income investing across a broad range of sectors, primarily concentrated in the US. Forster said both research houses identified a number of strengths of the fund, with Lonsec citing the deep experience of the portfolio management team ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... approvals decreased by 6.4% in September after surging by 10.3% in August. Approvals for "private sector dwellings excluding houses" slumped by 16.3% month-on-month in September. This followed a 4.0% decline in August and a 23.6% surge in July. They ...

VanEck ETFs receive Zenith rating

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... year, returning more than 19% compared to the S&P/ASX 200's 9.3% and has received positive ratings from all major research houses. In regards to the MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF, Zenith said the fund is suitable for investors with low conviction ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... of 2016 - the highest level since June and beating expectations for an increase to 5.35 million, Sales of single-family houses rose by 4.1% in September. However, sales of condos declined by 3.2% but note that building permits for these type of dwelling ...

ETF managers now among Australia's fastest growing

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... accounts for just 6% of the indexing market even though some ETF managers are now among Australia's fastest growing investment houses. According to Rainmaker's June 2016 Roundup industry report, the local investment market is holding steady at $2.7 trillion ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... building approvals quickened to 10.1% in August from 4.2% in July. The 1.6% year-on-year fall in approvals for private sector houses in July accelerated to 6.5% in August. This was more than offset by the stronger gains in approvals for "private sector ...