![]() John Dyall Head of Investment Research, Rainmaker Information Pty Ltd Head of Investment Research, Rainmaker Information Pty Ltd
JOHN DYALL | MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021 Understanding active performance, particularly in equities, is darn hard. At its most simple you have a product, which makes a return, and you compare that return with a benchmark index. What is left over you call alpha. Read more JOHN DYALL | WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020 Investments held within managed accounts can include direct domestic and increasingly international equities, directly held fixed interest securities, listed investment companies (LICs), model port- folios, managed funds including exchange-traded products ... Read more JOHN DYALL | TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018 Sometimes a story flickers on your screen for an instant. You might pay attention. You might not. Read more JOHN DYALL | TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018 Far from the public spotlight most skirmishes in the Australian funds management industry go unremarked. One such skirmish is occurring right now. Read more JOHN DYALL | MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018 It's no secret Australians have a fascination with property, and not just residential property. Read more JOHN DYALL | MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017 Over three years the Colonial First State Global Health & Biotechnology Fund was the top performer in the international equities space, returning 20.1% pa after fees to August 2017. Over five years the returns have been even greater - 26.4% pa. Read more JOHN DYALL | MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017 An interesting email crossed my desk the other day. It was from VanEck, one of the up-and-coming manufacturers of exchange-traded funds in the Australian market. Read more JOHN DYALL | FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017 Napoleon Bonaparte might well have been discussing investment managers. It's an old truism that funds management performance is a mix of luck and skill, we just don't know which part is luck and which part skill. Read more JOHN DYALL | FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017 With enhanced disclosures required under RG 97 the level of fees being charged to investors in managed investment vehicles becomes more important than ever. Read more PAGE: 1 |
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A process for the better
MARSHALL BRENTNALL
DIRECTOR
EVALESCO FINANCIAL SERVICES PTY LTD
DIRECTOR
EVALESCO FINANCIAL SERVICES PTY LTD
Evalesco directors Marshall Brentnall, Jeff Thurecht and Jules Knox analyse the process of creating model portfolios and how that in turn has led to better outcomes for their clients. Annabelle Dickson writes.