Magellan Stock Story: Mondelez
Over the last decade, Mondelez, one of the world’s largest snacking companies, has evolved and strengthened its economic moat, reaccelerated growth and increased the reliability of its earnings algorithm.
Read MoreMagellan Stock Story: SAP
Enterprise software is home to some of the best business models in the world, and nowhere is this more evident than in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
Read MoreMagellan Infrastructure Quarterly Update – April 2024
Ben McVicar and Ofer Karliner take us through the impact of cost-of-living pressures on toll roads and what holdings they are most excited about in the portfolio. They provide an update on passenger travel and airport spending rates as well as insights on the US election and how this could affect energy transition efforts.
Read MoreMagellan Global Quarterly Update – April 2024
Nikki Thomas and Arvid Streimann discuss key themes impacting the markets and providing opportunities for investors. Arvid discusses his recent trip to Washington which provided valuable insights into the future growth of AI innovation and adoption. Nikki touches on her future trip to China and how understanding the interplay between China and other economies is essential for businesses operating within China or competing against it in various sectors.
Read MoreAirlie Quarterly Update April 2024
Emma Fisher provides insights into key takeaways from reporting season as well as market sentiment. Emma also discusses new opportunities in the portfolio and touches on the healthcare sector and how she assesses it.
Read MoreMastering the world of payments
The electronic financial transactions sector is experiencing continuous growth, with advancements in
personalisation, the gig economy, and fraud prevention. Magellan has been a long-term investor in Mastercard, a leading global payment network, driving the digitisation of payments for over 14 years. In a recent podcast, Devin Corr, Head of Investor Relations at Mastercard and Magellan Portfolio Manager, Elisa Di Marco sat down to discuss Mastercard’s competitive advantages and innovations in payments.
Business Quality Matters
In the future, when you wake up your hot coffee will be ready, the fridge will have ordered your groceries and a drone will already have delivered them to you that morning. This might seem like science fiction, but it’s a reality well underway to being created by some of the world’s highest-quality businesses such as Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft.
Read MorePodcast: Chipping away at the semiconductor market
In this episode of Magellan — In the Know, Head of Global Equities and Portfolio Manager Arvid Streimann discusses the semiconductor chip ecosystem with Investment Analysts Adrian Lu and Dom Facchin.
Read MoreMagellan Q1 2024 Macro Outlook
We expect that some volatility in markets may accompany us over the next few months as share prices continue to adapt to the evolving interest rate environment and reshaping of economic growth. Volatility isn’t inherently risky. We work diligently to assess the real risks that face our portfolio companies and will continue to hold the line on our absolute return objective. We thank you for the trust you place in us.
Read MoreMagellan Explains: Scope 1,2 & 3 carbon emissions
The majority of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions released into the atmosphere can be attributed to human activities. These emissions usually come from power generation, industrial processes and cars. GHG emissions can be classified into three categories: scope 1, scope 2, and scope 3 emissions.
Read MoreMagellan Explains: Investing in Infrastructure
Investing in infrastructure is about investing in the companies that provide essential services to society and that generate predictable long-term earnings.
Read MoreStock Story: Vinci
Vinci is built around the pillars of its concessions and contracting operations. From our perspective, the most attractive part of its business is the large and diversified concessions holdings.
Read MoreStock Story: Yum! Brands
Behind the success of the world’s most famous quick-service chicken restaurant, the world’s second-largest pizza chain and the US’s leading Mexican-style franchise sits Yum! Brands.
Read MoreStock Story: Charter Hall
Business Quality is a key factor in the Airlie investment process, and we typically define a high-quality business as one that can earn a decent return on its capital.
Read MoreAirlie Quarterly Update – January 2024
Perspective on the Australian equity market and insights on movements within the portfolio and the approach to position sizing.
Read MoreGlobal Quarterly Update – Jan 2024
Investment attributes that led the market in 2023 and an update on the global portfolio positioning.
Read MoreAn introduction to utilities
Regulated utilities are known for their ability to generate predictable returns regardless of market conditions. For this reason, we often describe utility stocks as the ‘lead in the keel’ of our infrastructure portfolios. They allow us to navigate volatile global equity markets with confidence.
Read MoreAn update on the Impacts of GLP-1 on healthcare systems
In this special 15 minute episode of Magellan In The Know, Portfolio Manager Nikki Thomas is joined by Investment Analyst Wilson Nghe, providing an update on GLP-1 following our recent episode on the weight loss wonder drug.
Read MoreThe dependability of infrastructure investment
In this episode of Magellan In The Know, we revisit highlights of two of the most impressive and important of our infrastructure investments: American Water Works, the largest publicly traded US water and waste water utility company, and North America’s premier energy infrastructure company, Sempra.
Read MoreThe weight loss drug shaping-up as a gamechanger
The world is awash with news that a drug designed to treat type 2 diabetes has also been approved to help achieve weight loss. Glucagon-like peptide 1 — or GLP 1 — is considered by some as a wonder drug and a new weapon in the public health battle against obesity. But what are the wider implications for the investment world?
Read MoreInvesting in Toll Roads
While we tend to think of toll roads as a recent phenomenon, they have been around for
thousands of years. Toll roads today are a popular way for cash-strapped governments
to raise money and improve the quality of, and reduce the congestion on road networks.
Given the huge capital costs (toll roads often cost billions of dollars to build), for most
investors the listed market is the only way to gain access to these assets.
Investing in Rail
Railroads provide a basic, but critical role for any developed society – they facilitate the
connection between producers and consumers of essential goods and support a large section
of the economy. The North American rail industry represents one of the world’s oldest and
largest collections of transport infrastructure.
Quarterly Infrastructure Update – October 2023
Infrastructure asset prices have been under some pressure this year with high interest rates and other headwinds. Ben McVicar discusses recent relative performance, why it has been challenging and how the team are positioning the portfolio going forward.
Read MoreHow do Quick Service Restaurants manage ESG issues?
Hear from Investment Analyst, Emma Henderson, as she talks through how quick service restaurants are managing and monitoring key ESG issues such as Health and wellbeing, the labour force and environmental impact.
Read MoreHow do Quick Service Restaurants manage ESG issues?
Hear from Investment Analyst, Emma Henderson, as she talks through how quick service restaurants are managing and monitoring key ESG issues such as Health and wellbeing, the labour force and environmental impact.
Read MoreHow do Quick Service Restaurants manage ESG issues?
Hear from Investment Analyst, Emma Henderson, as she talks through how quick service restaurants are managing and monitoring key ESG issues such as Health and wellbeing, the labour force and environmental impact.
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