InvestSMART Market Leaders

We are pleased to announce the launch our new InvestSMART Market Leaders separately managed accounts (SMA).

After receiving feedback from clients, the new InvestSMART Market Leaders product now has a lower minimum investment amount of $5,000 and there are now FIVE different investment options available.

The InvestSMART Market Leaders offers access to Model Portfolios of Australian shares and units in managed investment schemes. The Model Portfolios are managed according to a range of objectives and strategies.

As an investor in Market Leaders you can select one or more Model Portfolios to suit your investment goals. The following Model Portfolios are available for investment through InvestSMART Market Leaders:

• Blackrock Index – Top 20
• Blackrock High Conviction Consolidated Australian Share
• Blackrock Australian Share
• Blackrock Property Securities Index
• Blackrock Resources

Click here for more information on this exciting new product.

AMP Capital Sustainable Share Fund

With an increasing global focus on sustainability, AMP Capital believes that companies that are proactive in taking environmental, social and governance factors into account are well positioned for future growth.

Super Alpha Fund 1

A multi-strategy investment that has the potential to generate positive returns in rising and falling markets by accessing Alternative Investment strategies investing in over 100 international markets across a diverse range of sectors.

On Managed Fund Entry Fees

InvestSMART rebates 100% of entry fees and contribution fees on over 4,000 managed funds, saving you up to 6% of your investment and giving you the benefit of every cent you invest.

ASIC decides at last minute to extend financials short-selling ban

The Age 22/01/2009 | VOLATILITY in overseas sharemarkets has convinced Australia's market regulators to extend a ban on short-selling of financial stocks for another six weeks.

Ask Noel

Sydney Morning Herald 21/01/2009 | My wife and I, both 45, earn $120,000. We own our own home valued at $850,000. Would it be better to invest in a share portfolio while the market is down using the equity in our home or salary sacrifice or do both?

Transparent and efficient

Sydney Morning Herald 21/01/2009 | Listed investment companies are a cheap way of buying diversification into Australian shares.

Track your super

Sydney Morning Herald 21/01/2009 | The sustained downturn in investment markets shows few signs of letting up. More than ever investors want to know who has been dropping the ball on their superannuation returns.

Struggle to reach the risk-free zone

Sydney Morning Herald 21/01/2009 | Deposit rates are almost half of what they were a year ago, forcing consumers to look harder for the best rates.

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