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Australia’s Corporations Law defines a ‘retail investments’ as a financial product aimed at an investor in need of regulatory protection, whereas a ‘wholesale investment’ is intended for those seeking to access wholesale markets which tend to offer more complex financial products.
Retail investors are sometimes referred to as non-professional investors.
A ‘retail investment’ is covered by consumer protection provisions. A ‘wholesale investment’ is for professional investors or institutions who are considered to be better informed and better able to assess the risks involved, and do not need the same level of consumer protection as retail clients.
Retail investments include managed funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), securities and bonds. Retail investments typically have lower minimum investment requirements and higher fees than wholesale investments.
Wholesale investments may also include managed funds, but can also provide access to more complex investments such as venture capital, unlisted trusts and private equity. Wholesale investments typically have higher minimum investment requirements, and lower fees than retail investments.
Retail and wholesale investment products are not mutually exclusive, and an investor can potentially hold both types in their portfolio. It should be noted that wholesale opportunities are only available to individuals who meet ASIC’s requirements to be classified as either a sophisticated investor or professional investor.
Sophisticated investors are typically high net worth investors with a verified gross income of $250,000 or more in each of the two previous financial years, or having net assets of at least $2.5 million.
A professional investor either holds a financial services licence, or owns or controls assets of at least $10 million.
RMBS invests in a portfolio of Australian residential mortgage-backed securities. RMBS aims to provide investment returns, before fees and other costs, that closely track the performance of the Index.
Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF seeks to track the return of the MSCI World ex-Australia (with net dividends reinvested), in Australian dollars Index, before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.
The Ardea Real Outcome Bond Complex ETF is a defensive fixed income solution that targets a stable return in excess of inflation over the medium term. The Fund primarily uses government bonds to create a diversified portfolio of high quality fixed income securities that seeks to prioritise liquidity and capital preservation.
The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the various indices of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests, in proportion to a ‘‘High Growth’ long term Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA), before fees and expenses, of approximately 90% equities and 10% fixed income exposure.
REIT ETF gives investors access to a diversified portfolio of international REITs with returns hedged into Australian dollars. This fund aims to provide investment returns, before fees and other costs, which track the performance of the Index.
The objective of the Fund is to provide monthly income through a selection of investments in short-to-medium term registered first mortgage loans.
The Pengana Alpha Israel Fund invests in listed Israeli companies that produce cutting edge – both high and low tech – technologies, have developed solid intellectual property coupled with strong global distribution (for Wholesale Investors only)
The fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the Bloomberg AusBond Inflation Government 0+ Yr IndexSM, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the performance of a segment of the Australian bond market comprised of inflation-linked fixed income securities.
Invest in covered calls over the S&P/ASX 200 for enhanced income potential with franked dividends.
The Qualitas Real Estate Income Fund seeks to provide monthly income and capital preservation by investing in a portfolio of investments that offers exposure to real estate loans secured by first and second mortgages, located in Australia.
EMKT invests in a diversified portfolio of large and mid-cap stocks from emerging markets countries. EMKT aims to provide investment returns, before fees and other costs, which track the performance of the Index.
Sequoia has just launched a new investment enabling investors to a diversified commodities index with minimal upfront capital and limited downside risk.
The Auscap Long Short Australian Equities Fund provides investors with access to a high conviction portfolio of Australian equities. The Fund aims to generate strong absolute returns in excess of the Benchmark, being the All Ordinaries Accumulation Index.
YMAX aims to generate attractive quarterly income and reduce the volatility of portfolio returns by implementing an equity income investment strategy over a portfolio of the 20 largest blue-chip shares listed on the ASX. YMAX does not aim to track an index.
The fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the MSCI World ex Australia Minimum Volatility (AUD) Index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the performance of developed market equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader global developed equity markets.
