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This article was originally published on Livewire. As we approach the end of 2024, it appears that the market for Listed investment Companies is somewhat capitulating. Even LICs that have done everything right, performed well and historically traded at par or …
WAM Leaders Key Details Profile date: December 2024 Fund: WAM Leaders (ASX: WLE) Manager: Wilson Asset Management Investment Type: Listed Investment Company Asset Class: Australian equities. Investment Strategy: WLE invests in Australian large cap equities with a stated aim to deliver a stream of fully franked dividends, …
We have rarely seen this many opportunities in the sector. The Affluence LIC Fund aims to invest in Listed Investment Companies (LICs) that satisfy at least one of these criteria: Right now, the market conditions are highly favourable for the Affluence …
Salter Brothers – Key Details Profile date: June 2024 Manager: Salter Brothers Fund: Salter Brothers Emerging Companies Limited (ASX: SB2) Fund Type: Listed Investment Company Asset Class: Small and microcap Australian equities. Investment Strategy: Salter Brothers Emerging Companies Ltd (ASX: SB2) …
Oceana Funds – Key Details Profile date: May 2024 Manager: Oceana Funds Fund: Oceana Australian Fixed Income Trust Fund Type: Wholesale Unlisted Fund Asset Class: Fixed Income Investment Strategy: The Fund focuses on trade and debtor finance, as well as a …
This article was originally published on Livewire. Right now, no one likes LICs. In fact, given the apparent apathy towards them by investors, we would go as far as to say they are actively unliked. And this makes us very excited. …
Merricks Capital – Key Details Profile date: March 2024 Manager: Merricks Capital Fund: Merricks Capital Partners Fund Fund Type: Wholesale Unlisted Fund Asset Class: Fixed Income Investment Strategy: Commercial real estate debt. The Fund lends to highly qualified borrowers and real …
Now Open For Investment We are very excited to announce we have launched the Affluence Income Trust, a new fund focused purely on delivering attractive monthly income. The Affluence Income Trust invests in a highly diversified portfolio of fixed income assets …
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Introduction It feels like we are stuck in the twilight zone. In 2023, investors oscillated between believing inflation was sticky and economies were heading for trouble, and the perfect scenario where central banks had engineered a beautiful ‘soft landing’ with inflation …
Fixed Income is back in vogue. For many years until the end of 2021, we saw extremely low (and even negative) interest rates. But since early 2022, central banks around the world have dramatically increased rates as part of the fight …
The investment world post 31 December 2021 entered a distinctly different phase, with the realisation that rampant inflation was going to lead to a substantial rise in interest rates. This has impacted most asset classes, however commercial real estate, unlisted property …
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Interest rates & inflation Legendary debt investor Howard Marks periodically releases memos on how he sees the investing world. In December, he wrote that he is seeing just the third “sea change” in financial markets in his 53 years. For the …