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The RBA Rate Hike

The RBA Rate Hike  The new Governor Michele Bullock handed down her first rate hike lifting the interest rate from 4.1% to 4.35% at the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) November meeting, as broadly expected by the market. However, the statement released by the RBA was dovish, which surprised the market. The board acknowledged in The RBA Rate Hike

Portfolio changes to Sestante Dynamic & CFS FirstChoice managed accounts

Portfolio Changes to Sestante Dynamic Managed Accounts  All portfolios sold their holding in the Macquarie Income Opportunities fund and allocated the proceeds to the Perpetual Diversified Income fund. The performance of the Macquarie Income Opportunities fund hasn’t lived up to expectations and we feel we will get a better risk-adjusted return from the Perpetual fund. Portfolio changes to Sestante Dynamic & CFS FirstChoice managed accounts

Portfolio Changes to CFS FirstChoice

Portfolio Changes to CFS FirstChoice Dynamic Managed Accounts All portfolios sold their holding in the Macquarie Income Opportunities fund and allocated that holding to Perpetual Diversified Income fund. The Macquarie Income Opportunities fund performance has disappointed compared to its peer group and we are of the view that the Perpetual Diversified Income fund will produce Portfolio Changes to CFS FirstChoice

The new AZ Sestante Index Portfolios available on CFS FirstChoice

We are pleased to introduce the new range of specialist AZ Sestante Index Portfolios. These have been launched today on CFS FirstChoice Superannuation and Pension menus offering six risk profiles and complementing our existing dynamic range: 1.  AZ Sestante Index Conservative Portfolio 2.  AZ Sestante Index Moderate Portfolio 3.  AZ Sestante Index Diversified Portfolio 4.  The new AZ Sestante Index Portfolios available on CFS FirstChoice

Global insights from Azimut Investments

For more global updates from our international team, take a look at the Azimut Investments’ insights page. Azimut Investments: global market insights and updates

Press Release: AZ Sestante launches digital investing solution – Sestante Invest

AZ Sestante today announces the launch of its digital investing solution, Sestante Invest, as a means of helping wealth management and advice firms to help address the growing “advice gap”. Sestante Invest gives investors access to six investment portfolios managed by AZ Sestante being Sestante Dynamic Conservative, Sestante Dynamic Balanced, Sestante Dynamic Aggressive, Sestante ESG Press Release: AZ Sestante launches digital investing solution – Sestante Invest