Showing 1 to 10 of 44 articles: WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT | MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023 With bonds offering the most attractive yields in nearly 15 years, this could be an ideal time for investors to reconsider their allocations to fixed income. Given today's investment environments of higher rates, lower inflation and the Federal Reserve ... Read more BRENT BEVAN | MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023 The turbulent market conditions that have prevailed in the 2020s have proved the worth of managed accounts - but what more can they deliver to advisers? Read more MITCHELL HEALEY | FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023 Unpacking the potential of separately managed accounts. Read more KIERAN ROONEY | THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023 The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that bonds can act as a preserver of value in portfolios during times of economic or financial stress. Read more BETASHARES | WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023 While we cannot control what happens in the market, we can control the process we take when constructing our investment portfolios. Read more TERESA WALKER | WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023 There is no escaping that the Australian funds industry has been through a challenging time. As the economy hopefully steadies, the question the becomes how the industry itself can evolve and return to growth. Read more HUGH MACNALLY | SUNDAY, 31 JUL 2022 Individually managed accounts (IMAs) and separately managed accounts (SMAs) enable clients to access direct international and domestic equity portfolios with greater control and transparency. However, the differences between and benefits of IMAs and ... Read more MARTIN MORRIS | WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022 This paper is based on an excerpt from Praemium's Profit Facts and Key Success Drivers: Elevating your Business with Managed Accounts report. It builds upon research undertaken in 2019 when Praemium, in conjunction with leading advisory consulting practice ... Read more JORAN LAIRD | SUNDAY, 29 MAY 2022 Many fixed income investors have been asking about the implications of rising interest rates. While the Fed initially saw the emergence of post-coronavirus pandemic inflation as transitory, the increase in prices has been far more persistent than it ... Read more |
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Harvesting wisdom
TIMOTHY SCOTT
DIRECTOR
FORD SCOTT FINANCIAL PLANNING PTY LTD
DIRECTOR
FORD SCOTT FINANCIAL PLANNING PTY LTD
With a farming background, Ford Scott Financial Planning director Tim Scott has artfully woven traditional country values into his advice approach and incorporated managed accounts into his offering, reflecting the importance he places on direct ownership. Cassandra Baldini writes.