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

Damen Purcell, COO of Australian Fund Monitors, speaks with Michael Tobin, Managing Director of Vantage Asset Management.

The current offer of Vantage Private Equity Growth 4 is a closed-ended fund. The Fund's inception date is 30 September 2019 and the close date is 30 September 2021. The Fund will invest in Private Equity funds based in Australia, along with Permitted Co-investments, to create a well diversified portfolio of Private Equity investments.

Prior Vantage Funds continue to perform well with June seeing a composite performance of +2.42%. Quarterly performance was +8.64% and 12 month performance +58.73%.

Funds operated by this manager: Vantage Private Equity Growth
The minimum investment amount for the Vantage Private Equity Growth 4 Limited Offer is $50,000 for new investors or $10,000 for existing investors when applying via the 'Apply Online' button above.

Cutting Through the Noise 

AIM

August 2021

The purpose of this webinar is to cut through headline noise and provide a 'boots on the ground' view of what businesses are actually seeing & experiencing in the US economy. The time-stamped summary section on the hosting site will allow you to skip through to areas of interest.

Funds operated by this manager:

AIM Global High Conviction Fund

Chris Gosselin, CEO of Australian Fund Monitors, speaks with Martin Pretty, Director at Equitable Investors.

The Equitable Investors Dragonfly Fund has been operating since September 2017. Over the past 12 months, it has risen by +67.27% vs the ASX200 Total Return Index's +28.56%. Over that period it has achieved up-capture and down-capture ratios of 217% and 84% respectively, indicating that, on average, the Fund outperformed in both the market's positive and negative months.

Funds operated by manager: Equitable Investors Dragonfly Fund