The IN Podcast

IN Discussion with Chris Briant, Head of Parametric in Australia.

The Inside Network — Mon, 10 May 2021 00:00:00 +1100

An in depth interview to uncover the impending changes to superannuation system and move towards passive and factor investing in light on the APRA heat maps, with Chris Briant, Head of Parametric in Australia.

Kanish Chugh explores strong returns from Biotech in recent years

The Inside Network — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100

The CURE ETF has offered performance since inception of 27.2% pa (compared to the S&P500 offering 13.1% and S&P Global 1200 Healthcare offering 10%).

Angela Ashton – The Evergreen Responsible Investment Grading Index (ERIG Index)

The Inside Network — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100

The Evergreen Responsible Investment Grading Index (ERIG Index) assigns responsible investment grades to managed funds, providing financial advisers with a powerful tool for portfolio analysis and product search using RI filters. Evergreen Consultants Director Angela Ashton believes this Index will provide a clear definition and framework for Responsible Investing.

32% return for calendar 2020!

The Inside Network — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100

How did Datt Capital achieve this result and what are the current themes Emanual Datt is pursuing as a 2021 follow up?

Peter White puts these questions and more to Emanuel Datt.

Franklin Templeton and Quantifeed: Riding the digital wave

The Inside Network — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +1100

IN Chats with Quantifeed and Franklin Templeton discussing the future trends in robo advice and digital wealth.

Cor Capital’s Davin Hood discusses defensive investments to boost your portfolio.

The Inside Network — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +1100

Is there an alternative for cash and fixed interest in the new normal investment environment of low interest rates?

Chris Briant Parametric & Peter White from IN Chats

The Inside Network — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +1100

The head of Parametric's Australian Operations, Chris Briant speaks with our own, Peter White.

Super funds are coming under increasing pressure from all angles including: fees, returns, costs on the one hand and regulation and consolidation pressures on the other, and now we can add COVID-19 to that mix.

Parametric is best known for helping increase super fund returns through deft advice on management of taxation and implementation expenses associated with Equity Portfolio Management, has launched a one stop investment management solution branded as an Equity Agility Platform.

It's designed to streamline costs, improve returns and has the flexibility to assist and enable funds to execute policies, pivots and special programs within one agreement.

Benefits of unlisted direct property funds in low yield investment environment

The Inside Network — Sun, 20 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +1100

The record low interest rates are great news for borrowers but not so much for investors and savers. Investors are now examining all investment options with the aim of achieving a return somewhat greater than a term deposit of around 1.7% for one, two or three years. Unlisted direct property funds, generally at the lower end of the risk and return scale, make a compelling investment case. Peter White sits down with Steven Bennett, head of direct property at Charter Hall.

ETF Securities: Trade your conviction

The Inside Network — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +1100

Trade your conviction: Recently ETF Securities launched two new products which recognise the incredible popularity and performance of the Nasdaq. The products are the ETFS ultra short Nasdaq 100 hedge fund (ASX code SNAS) and the ETFS ultra long Nasdaq 100 hedge fund (ASX code LNAS). Kanish Chugh, co head of sales at ETF Securities discusses the nature of these turbo charged instruments by virtue of their leveraged nature.

Inside Analysis DATT Capital

The Inside Network — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +1100

Emanuel Datt, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of boutique investment firm Datt Capital.

This podcast highlights, that being active and agile can benefit investors, given the challenging economic backdrop. As an active manager, Datt Capital utilises a multi-asset investment approach which reduces downside risk and volatility in returns.

COVID-19 and the Industrial and Logistics sector: insight from Charter Hall

The Inside Network — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +1100

In this podcast Charter Hall Industrial and Logistics CEO Richard Stacker examines the implications of COVID-19 for the sector and positioning of its properties in the current economy.

Investors look to biotech with COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon

The Inside Network — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +1100

Welcome to another podcast focusing on the topic du jour, indeed, the topic of the decade, even the topic of the century, biotechnology and the current pandemic. ETF Securities have created an exchange traded fund with the apt ASX code 'Cure' which provides individual investors and SMSFs easy and inexpensive access to the US biotech market.

CEO Series with Federation AM CEO Cameron Brownjohn

The Inside Network — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +1100

Federation Asset Management, a relatively new name in funds management but with an impeccable blue chip heritage, currently has a capital raising open to individual investors in the alternatives space. CEO Cameron Brownjohn outlines the Federation model and the IPO opportunity.

All weather investing

The Inside Network — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 01:45:00 +1100

Cor Capital Founder Davin Hood explains the manager’s proven strategy for producing attractive returns throughout the cycle.

Equities, dividends and Covid-19

The Inside Network — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +1100

DNR Capital’s Scott Kelly discusses investing for income during a pandemic.

The sting in the transition tail

The Inside Network — Thu, 28 May 2020 00:00:00 +1100

Australian superannuation funds readjusting their investment portfolios need to carefully consider all the tax implications and not focus solely on timing and transaction costs. In our new Shed Chats #podcast featuring the latest research, Parametric Managing Director of Research (Australia) Raewyn Williams points out that ignoring the tax consequences can potentially cost the portfolio 13 bps – a leakage exceeding the transaction costs by more than six times.

Pandemic-proofing portfolios

The Inside Network — Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 +1100

Damien Klassen chief executive at Nucleus Wealth picked the COVID-19 crash. He now discusses how to rebuild portfolios in the eye of a pandemic.

Future proofing investing with FAANGs

The Inside Network — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +1100

ETF Securities chief executive Kris Walesby explains why and how the new ETFS FANG+ ETF will work for Australian investors.

RARE Infrastructure market update

The Inside Network — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +1100

The early April assessment of global stock markets by one of the world’s leading listed infrastructure portfolio managers, Charles Hamieh.

Listed infrastructure is a proven defensive asset

The Inside Network — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +1100

Listen to co-founder and chief executive of global listed Infrastructure manager RARE Infrastructure Nick Langley and its global head of distribution Matt Bushby discuss the coronavirus and oil price induced market volatility.

Quo vadis robo?

The Inside Network — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +1100

Will its growth mirror the slow but then phenomenal advance in passive investing. Insider Peter White joins Quantifeed’s Graeme Brant to analyse the potential parallel pathways.

Bonds are here to stay

The Inside Network — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +1100

In a lower for longer environment does investing in an Australian bond fund make sense? Most definitely, says Jonathan Baird an investment specialist at Western Asset, who is discussing fixed interest investing with Peter White.

Listed infrastructure vs. unlisted infrastructure with Charles Hamieh

The Inside Network — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +1100

Our latest podcast looks at the advantages of listed infrastructure vs. unlisted infrastructure with Charles Hamieh from RARE Infrastructure, the Australian based global listed Infrastructure manager

White label Robo Advice solutions: what, why and how ?

The Inside Network — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +1100

What is ROBO advice?

How does it work, and how can an organisation such as a bank, or broker add a digital platform to their list of wealth advisory products and services ?

In this podcast Quantifeed Senior Executive Strategic Partnerships, Graeme Brant, who is based in Sydney, discusses these issues in the Australasian context and also reviews the current successful digital advisory platform rollout by Singapore headquartered DBS.

Investing made easy with Raiz

The Inside Network — Tue, 28 May 2019 00:00:00 +1100

Queenie is the Marketing Strategist at Raiz, an innovative mobile-first app that allows you to build your investments and savings by investing your small change into the stock market, building up a diversified portfolio. Raiz has recently been awarded Australia’s Investment Platform Innovator of the Year at the 2019 FinTech business Awards and before that won the Investment Innovator of the Year 2 years running. The platform continues to grow with over 1 million downloads in Australia.

Clime expands offer to new markets, leads the way post Hayne.

The Inside Network — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +1100

In this podcast, Shed Chats journalist Peter White sits down with the CEO of Clime Group, Rod Bristow to chat about Trust and Integrity in Financial Markets, about leading the way with action as opposed to words and how Clime is repositioning products to reach more investors. Enjoy.

Agri sector still inspiring investors

The Inside Network — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +1100

Growth Farms offers investors exposure to the Australian Farm sector. In our latest podcast Peter White chats with Growth Farms managing director David Sackett to learn more about the Growth Farms business and current opportunities for investors.

Australian equities: Clouded by political, economic and credit uncertainty

The Inside Network — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 09:00:00 +1100

The Australian reporting seasons (in February and August) are important periods for markets, with much more fundamental company information available to investors than at other times in the year. This season, however, while company fundamentals are largely intact, profit results have been clouded by negative sentiment coming from politics, financial conditions and house prices. In this Legg Mason podcast, Martin Currie's Chief Investment Officer Reece Birtles, provides context to the recent company reporting season and economic environment, from both a fundamental and analytical perspective, and discusses the implications for investment portfolios.

Steady Income from infrastructure.

The Inside Network — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 09:00:00 +1100

With general agreement we are in a late cycle investment environment, adviser and investor attention is increasingly focusing on how to lock in reliable sources of income… especially with the changes to franking cash rebates on the radar.

Australian based global listed infrastructure manager RARE, part of the Legg Mason stable (FUM 2t) has for some time enjoyed significant success with its Infrastructure Investment Fund in the US and UK in particular. In our current podcast Peter Whites chats with the fund’s portfolio manager, Shane Hurst, explains the philosophy and mechanics of the fund and its relevance to Australian investors seeking to manage the prospective volatility and uncertainty of investment markets in 2019.

Residential house prices are falling…but what about commercial property?

The Inside Network — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +1100

Commercial property specialist Think Tank offers individual investors attractive rates of return via their commercial property backed investment bonds.

Will the weakness in RESI flow thru to commercial property?

In this edition of Shed Chats Peter White discusses this ‘front burner issue’ with Think Tank Company secretary Per Amundsen

Are we there yet? Late cycle investing and infrastructure.

The Inside Network — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +1100

RARE Infrastructure CEO/CIO Nick Langley calls the cycle and explains why listed infrastructure is a sound defensive strategy for current market conditions.

‘Industrial strength’ investing

The Inside Network — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +1100

Steven Bennett, head of Charter Hall Direct discusses the attractions of investment funds focused on industrial property with Peter White.

The attractions of Global Listed infrastructure for long term investors explained

The Inside Network — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +1100

Peter White chats with RARE Infrastructure CEO/CIO Nick Langley, on the attractions of Global Listed infrastructure for long term investors and why US utilities could be good for your portfolio.

Commercial Property Trusts in a SMSF? Shed’s Peter White chats with Thinktank CEO Jonathan Street.

The Inside Network — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +1100

This episode we invite Thinktank CEO Jonathan Street to sit with Peter White in the Shed to have a chat about why Self Managed Super Funds should invest in commercial property funds.