DUGALD HIGGINS

Financial planning

Ahead of the Responsible Investment Association Australia annual conference in May, Zenith Investment Partners' Dugald Higgins shares his thoughts on the evolving sector ...

Expert Analysis

There is a lack of industry definition for environmental, social and governance investing, writes Dugald Higgins, which can make it difficult to explain the differences t...

Features

Going beyond responsible investment screens, Chris Dastoor writes, investors want to see that their manager is creating a social dividend as well as financial returns....

People & Products

Dugald Higgins has been promoted to the expanded role of head of responsible investment and real assets....

Funds management

Zenith Investments Partners has announced the completion of a rollout of its responsible investment classifications across funds on its approved product list....

Funds management

The rise of index-based strategies and exchange traded products shows a major shift in market and has grown in tandem with adoption of responsible investing principles, a...

Funds management

The asset class was up 14.5% during the June quarter thanks to the slower appraisal-based valuation cycle, according to Zenith Investment Partners....

Funds management

The claims of ‘flawed’ listed investment companies and listed investment trusts is a failure of selection rather than structure, according to Zenith Investment Partners. ...

Funds management

Investors interested in real asset class should know the limitations of this asset class to better exploit growth potential, according to Zenith Investment Partners....

Funds management

Unlisted property sector has been a stand-out performer over all investment timeframes, the data shows....

Funds management

The differences in the way Australian real estate investment trusts are structured have resulted in large dispersions in fund outcomes, according to Zenith Investment Par...

Funds management

A Labor win could have posed a significant speed-bump for listed investment companies, according to Zenith Investment Partners....

Funds management

Investors in exchange-traded funds that follow passive indices might be faced with making active investment choices, according to Zenith....

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