Rivkin has partnered with Mason Stevens to bring their longest running, flagship strategy, the ASX Events Portfolio, to retail and wholesale investors as a managed fund. This portfolio is designed to generate consistent returns through unique opportunities in corporate actions otherwise unavailable in the retail offering.
What is the Events Portfolio?
The Events Portfolio, offered on the Mason Stevens platform, managed by Rivkin Securities, is an actively managed Separately Managed Account (SMA) designed to provide steady, low-volatility returns for conservative investors. This portfolio invests primarily in market-neutral opportunities, such as corporate actions, takeovers, capital raisings, and IPOs. Through these strategies, the portfolio aims to generate annualised returns of 8% or more, providing a consistent, low-risk investment approach.
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# of Stocks
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Investment Universe | Minimum Rec. Time Frame | Minimum Investment Amount | Standard Risk Measure |
| Diversified portfolio holding ASX Event trades | 0-20 | Corporate actions – IPOs, share buybacks, wind-ups, takeovers | 3-4 years | 10,000 AUD | 6 – High |
Table 1: Summary of Mason Steven’s ASX Events Portfolio
Designed for Consistent Returns
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Rigorous Selection Process: The portfolio targets corporate actions that have a high likelihood of completing successfully. For instance, takeovers are carefully evaluated to assess regulatory hurdles, such as approvals from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), ensuring the likelihood of deal completion before committing funds.
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Liquidity Focus: The portfolio prioritises investments that are liquid enough to allow smooth entry and exit without significantly affecting the share price, providing flexibility and stability.
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Cash Alternatives for Stability: During periods of low corporate action activity, the portfolio shifts into high-yielding cash alternatives, including hybrids, Listed Investment Trusts (LITs), and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), ensuring that client funds continue to work efficiently, even when market activity slows down.
How it Works
The Events Portfolio is the result of decades of experience and continuous refinement of our approach to corporate actions. Over the years, the regulatory landscape has evolved, and so too has our investment strategy. The core of our approach is to focus on investments that offer downside protection, ensuring that clients’ funds are safeguarded while still capturing attractive opportunities. By concentrating on cash-based, binding corporate actions, Rivkin Securities mitigates risk and targets opportunities with the potential for low-risk arbitrage profits.
Unique Opportunities
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Access to Unique Investment Opportunities: Clients can participate in capital raises, new issues, and IPOs, often unavailable to retail investors. These opportunities add significant value, allowing clients to diversify their portfolios and capture exclusive, high-return assets.
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Market-Neutral Approach: The strategy focuses on generating returns without relying on broader market movements. This makes the portfolio particularly appealing for investors looking for stability in a world of unpredictable market swings.
Unavailable Anywhere Else
Benefits of SMAs
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Professional Management: The experienced team at Rivkin Securities actively manages the portfolio, ensuring that your investments are monitored and adjusted to maximise returns based on market conditions.
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Transparency: As an SMA investor, you have complete visibility of your investments. You can track individual holdings, performance, and transaction details in real-time, informing you about your portfolio’s progress.
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Direct Ownership: Unlike managed funds, where your assets are pooled, with an SMA, you directly own the underlying securities. This gives you greater control over your investments, along with potential tax benefits.
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Unique Investment Solution: The Events Portfolio provides a diversified and well-rounded investment strategy, incorporating corporate actions, takeovers, capital raises, wind-ups, and high-yield cash alternatives, ensuring consistent returns even in volatile times.
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Cost Efficiency: SMAs tend to have lower fees compared to traditional managed funds, as there are no layers of management fees in between. This means your money goes further in the Mason Stevens Events Portfolio.
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Accountability: SMAs are structured to ensure clear attribution of performance to the manager’s decisions and the underlying assets. This accountability ensures you know exactly where your money is invested and how it’s performing.
Considerations
For a complete list of risks and costs involved with Mason Stevens ASX Events Portfolio Separately Managed Accounts, please refer to the Super Product Disclosure Statement for all superannuation-related enquiries and the Global Product Disclosure Statement for all other retail investment vehicles. This PDS has been prepared and issued by Diversa Trustees Limited (The Trustee, ABN 49 006 421 638, AFSL 235153, RSE Licence No.L0000635).
About Mason Stevens
- Over 14 Years in Operation: Founded in 2010, Mason Stevens has built a solid track record of providing innovative, tailored investment solutions to both retail and institutional clients.
- Funds Under Management: The platform manages over $9 billion in funds, demonstrating the scale and trust placed in its services.
- Cutting-Edge Technology: Mason Stevens offers an advanced platform that integrates seamlessly with a wide range of investment solutions, providing clients with transparency, real-time access to their portfolios, and comprehensive reporting tools.
- Diverse Client Base: Mason Stevens serves financial advisers, institutions, and retail clients, tailoring solutions to meet the unique needs of each segment.
- Expertise and Service: With a team of experienced professionals, Mason Stevens is committed to providing clients with personalised service and expert advice, ensuring that every investment strategy is aligned with clients’ goals.
How to Learn More
Important Notice:
Please consider your own financial situation before investing in our products. Rivkin does not provide personal financial advice and does not take anyone’s personal financial situation into account when structuring its model portfolios.
Past performance and/or backtesting is not a guarantee of future performance. Investing and trading carry financial risk, when judging performance please consider the different types of investments and levels of risk associated.
To learn more about how we calculate performance click here.
For a complete list of risks and costs involved with Mason Stevens ASX Events Portfolio Separately Managed Accounts, please refer to the Super Product Disclosure Statement for all superannuation-related enquiries and the Global Product Disclosure Statement for all other retail investment vehicles. This PDS has been prepared and issued by Diversa Trustees Limited (The Trustee, ABN 49 006 421 638, AFSL 235153, RSE Licence No.L0000635).
It is general information only and is not intended to provide you with financial advice. It has been prepared without taking into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. You should consider the product disclosure statement, available on www.rivkin.com.au, prior to making any investment decisions. If you require financial advice that takes into account your personal objectives, financial situation or needs, you should consult your licensed or authorised financial adviser. To the extent permitted by law, no liability is accepted for any loss or damage as a result of any reliance on this information.
All opinions and estimates constitute judgments of Rivkin and are subject to change without notice. These statements should therefore not be relied upon as an accurate representation or prediction as to any future matters. No company in the Diversa Trustees Limited (The Trustee, ABN 49 006 421 638, AFSL 235153, RSE Licence No.L0000635) or its subsidiaries guarantees the performance of any fund or the return of an investor’s capital. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.
