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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.
The fund aims to provide investors with the performance of the S&P 500 Hedged AUD Index, before fees and expenses. The index is designed to measure the AUD hedged performance of large capitalisation US equities.
Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF seeks to track the return of the S&P/ASX 300 Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.
PE1 aims to provide investors with access to the top-performing quartile of global private equity managers, and boasts exposure to over 400underlying private companies.
Borrowing at low institutional rates to invest, First Sentier Investors aims to compound the long-term growth of markets by actively gearing a selection of high-quality, growing companies across the ASX 100.
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.
CNEW gives investors a portfolio of fundamentally sound companies in China having growth prospects in sectors making up ‘the New Economy’, namely technology, health care, consumer staples and consumer discretionary. CNEW aims to provide investment returns, before fees and other costs, which track the performance of the Index.
Whitefield Industrials Ltd is an ASX listed investment company holding a diversified portfolio of ASX listed Industrial (non-resource) shares
TermPlus aims to provide everyday Australian investors with stable, attractive monthly income, offering a simple and stress-free way to achieve competitive returns.
Spheria Emerging Companies Limited (ASX: SEC) is a listed investment company (LIC) that provides investors with access to an actively managed, Australian and New Zealand small and micro companies portfolio, designed for investors seeking capital growth and portfolio diversification.
The Fund aims to provide regular income with medium risk exposure and targets a return of the RBA Cash Rate plus a margin of 4.0% p.a.
An efficient income solution provided through a diversified exposure to predominantly AUD denominated investment grade Australian and global floating and fixed rate bonds.
Vanguard Global Value Equity Active ETF seeks to provide long term capital appreciation through an active management approach that invests in global equity securities demonstrating value characteristics.
The Fund’s objective is to outperform the MSCI All Country World ex-Australia Net Total Return Index in Australian dollars over rolling 5 year periods.
Invest in a selection of quality dividend-paying companies.
