Damen Purcell, COO of Australian Fund Monitors, speaks with John Swallow, Director at Laureola Advisors.

The Laureola Australia Feeder Fund has a track record of 8 years and has consistently outperformed the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index since inception in May 2013, providing investors with a return of 15.4%, compared with the index's return of 4% over the same time period. On a calendar basis, the fund has never had a negative annual return in the 8 years since its inception. The fund's largest drawdown was -4.9% lasting 10 months, occurring between December 2018 and October 2019.

Funds operated by this manager: Laureola Australian Feeder Fund

Chris Gosselin, CEO of Australian Fund Monitors, speaks with Charlie Aitken, CEO & Portfolio Manager at Aitken Investment Management.

The AIM Global High Conviction Fund has been operating since July 2019 and has delivered investors an annualised return of 17.30% since then vs the Global Equity Index's +14.83%. These returns have been achieved with the same level of volatility as the market. Its capacity to outperform on the downside is supported by its down-capture ratio (since inception) of 83%.

Premium China Funds Management: ESG and Asia - Oxymoron?

With ever-growing concerns over firms and their collective conscientiousness for social and environmental impact, investors are increasingly utilising environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) principles to analyse the market. In this webinar, Frank Tsui (Head Of ESG Investment) from Value Partners will provide an update on our current approach of utilising ESG to find the best opportunities in these volatile markets. Joining Frank will be Jonathan Wu (Executive Director and Chief Investment Specialist) to provide an update on our Asian equity funds and markets.

ESG and Asia - Oxymoron? Webinar Details: Asian Equities - ESG Update with Frank Tsui Date: 20th October 2021 Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm AEDT Click below to register for the webinar Register Now!

Speaker                                Frank Tsui  Senior Fund Manager - Head of ESG Investment  Value Partners Group ABOUT PREMIUM CHINA FUNDS MANAGEMENT Premium China Funds Management (PCFM) is a boutique funds management group providing specialist Asian equity and fixed-income funds to both Australian and New Zealand investors. Capturing the growing economies and influence of emerging Asia, PCFM has developed 3 actively managed funds - the Premium China Fund, Premium Asia Fund and Premium Asia Income Fund. The funds are managed by a large and experienced team with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The directors and investment managers of Premium and its fund offerings have extensive knowledge in Asian equity and credit markets, wealth management, and other financial services.

Covid-19 has created an unprecedented global change in how we pay for things. There's been a profound and permanent change in behaviour in Australia and many parts of the world.

Payment apps are easy to use, they offer improved security and the work from home offers balance introduced since Covid means more time to browse from home via laptops and phones, says John Lobb

Insync's Portfolio Manager, John Lobb tells us more on The Rise of the Contactless Economy Megatrend.

Funds operated by this manager:

Insync Global Capital Aware Fund, Insync Global Quality Equity Fund

One way or another China is always in the news. The current nervousness by some fund managers surrounding China is a reflection of the risks involved, while others see resulting lower prices as an opportunity.

In this video Chris Gosselin explores both sides of the argument with Rob Swift from Delft Partners, Jack Dwyer from Conduit Capital, and Alex Pollak from Loftus Peak.

Damen Purcell, COO of Australian Fund Monitors, speaks with Jonathan Wu, Executive Director at Premium China Funds Management.  

The Premium Asia Income Fund began in August 2011 and has achieved an annualised return since then of 9.63% with an annualised volatility of 5.52%. The Fund's up-capture and down-capture ratios (since inception), 132% and -60% respectively, highlight its capacity to significantly outperform over the long-term regardless of market direction.  

Funds operated by this manager: Premium Asia Income Fund, Premium Asia Fund, Premium China Fund

Chris Gosselin, CEO of Australian Fund Monitors, speaks with Graeme Carson, Director & Portfolio Manager at Cyan Investment Management.

The Cyan C3G Fund has a track record of 7 years and has outperformed the ASX Small Ordinaries Total Return Index since inception in July 2014, providing investors with a return of 15.58% per annum, compared with the index's return of 9.42% p.a. over the same period. The manager has delivered this outperformance while maintaining a down-capture ratio since inception of 52%, indicating that, on average, it has only fallen half as much as the market during the market's negative months.

Funds operated by manager: Cyan C3G Fund

Chris Gosselin, CEO of Australian Fund Monitors, speaks with Rodney Brott, CEO & Executive Director of DS Capital.

The DS Capital Growth Fund has a track record of 8 years and has consistently outperformed the ASX 200 Total Return since inception in January 2013, providing investors with a return of 16.77%, compared with the index's return of 9.94% over the same period. DS Capital has delivered these returns with -2.44% less volatility than the index, contributing to a Sharpe ratio which fallen below 1 once and currently sits at 1.31 since inception.

Funds operated by manager: DS Capital Growth Fund

Laureola Advisors' quarterly webinar where they review performance in Q2 2021, analyze their current portfolio, as well as discuss upcoming developments over the rest of the year.

Funds operated by this manager:

Laureola Australia Feeder Fund