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PAST ARTICLES "Democratology" - The Next Phase of Globalisation ... In the 15 years that County Investment Management has been managing assets in Australia, we have witnessed, and benefited from, an enormous amount of Structural change in economies and societies around the world. Introducing Diversified Fixed Interest ... Diversified fixed interest (DFI) portfolios provide investors with the opportunity to invest in a wide range of fixed interest markets and securities. Taking credit where it's due ... For most investors, fixed interest assets - traditionally defined as bond and other debt securities issued by governments and semi-government agencies - have long been a core component of a long-term, diversified portfolio structure. Can you really afford not to be invested in overseas equity markets ? ... It is well known that investing in overseas equities provides a number of benefits for investors. The most often cited of these is that it allows investors access to stocks and or industries that are either not present in Australia or listed on the domestic equity market; thereby, providing investors with true diversification. Corporate Governance - The Role of the Institutional Shareholder ... The aim of this paper is to provide you with an improved understanding of institutional investors as intermediaries of household savings and in particular their role in corporate governance. Investing in the Biotechnology Revolution ... The biotechnology revolution is springing from the relatively recently discovered (1973) technology of recombinant DNA. This technology allows us to manipulate the fundamental building block of life, DNA, and represents a new general purpose technology which is arguably more significant than any to date. In what has become known as the "Small Companies Effect" has inspired a great deal of analysis by investment researchers worldwide over recent years. Dr Neville Hathaway, head of the Investment Solutions Group for County, examines this phenomenon. The "Top Down" investment approach ... Fund managers generally adopt an individual "investment philosophy" which overlays their investment management style. County discusses an investment philosophy that is broadly termed "top-down". Many investors want more control over their investments and seek to personally manage all or part of their investment funds. We believe that more active involvement with money matters is a good thing. Balanced Versus Specialist Fund Management ... For several
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