Funds Focus

Bonds – Strategies for income (cont.)
With the increase in the cost of funding globally and changes in legislation making it easier to offer bonds to retail investors, Bond issues are on the rise.
We look at whether the wave of new bank bond IPOs are worth considering.
If you have never heard of corporate bonds, you are not alone. The regulation surrounding the issuance of these products has until recently been cumbersome. As a result, new issues have until recently typically been aimed at

Strategies for a rising market

With many DIY investors focused on control and choosing their own investments, geared managed funds have typically been overlooked.

We consider how the current climate has also provided an opportunity to investors looking to gear their portfolio for a rising market and how these funds can offer a greater investment opportunity than margin lending.

Geared share funds
Often considered as an alternative to margin lending, geared share funds ease of

With investors continuing to consider alternative investments in their portfolios, the structured product space has flourished. Our mission is to provide you with a useful framework in which to assess the new product offerings.

Capital protected products remain the most popular choice for investors as the downside risks are quantifiable. We have covered the popular products in our past newsletters and we continue to up date our reviews in our “At a Glance” comparison table.

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