Spheria Asset Management has launched a listed investment company (LIC), Spheria Emerging Companies Limited, to provide investors with access to small and micro-cap stocks in the Australian and New Zealand listed equity markets.

Magellan Asset Management has launched a listed investment company (LIC) offering individuals the chance to invest in a focused portfolio of international equities.

By Sovereign yields around the world are climbing on the back of rising inflation expectations and recent political events, but higher interest rates do not correlate to lower returns for infrastructure stocks, according to an AMP Capital white paper.

Absolute return investment manager Monash Investors has launched a listed investment company (LIC) on the back of demand for directly held investments from SMSF trustees.

Research house Zenith’s latest review of the infrastructure sector has found it generated a healthy return of 19.9 per cent to 30 April 2015, as reflected by the S&P Global Infrastructure Index ($A hedged).

Naos Asset Management has confirmed the magnitude of SMSF interest in listed investment companies (LIC), having experienced significant inflows from the sector since the inception of its two offerings in 2005.

Perpetual Investments’ first listed investment company (LIC), Perpetual Equity Investment Company Limited (PIC), aimed at SMSF trustees has received a recommended rating from research houses Lonsec and Zenith.