DNR Capital wraps up the recent reporting season
Jamie Nicol, Manager of the DNR Capital Australian Equities High Conviction Fund / Portfolio, runs us through his thoughts on the reporting season just past.
Read MoreJamie Nicol, Manager of the DNR Capital Australian Equities High Conviction Fund / Portfolio, runs us through his thoughts on the reporting season just past.
Read MoreLooking back over 35 years of investing, I never thought that I would ever see the day in Australia where interest rates are as low as they are today.
Read MoreScott Kelly, Manager of DNR Capital’s Australian Equities Income Portfolio, gives us an update on the fund and his outlook for the oncoming months.
Read MoreAustralian small cap investors have an unprecedented opportunity to gain exposure to new company floats, according to small companies specialist OC Funds Management (OC). At its September investor briefing, OC Head of Investments Rob Frost highlighted that the concentration of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) seeking to list in the final stretch of 2020 was probably the highest he has witnessed in his nearly 20 years at OC.
Read MoreWhich is a better investment, Riverrun or Winterfell?
Read MoreFollowing the release of the National Accounts, Frank Uhlenbruch, Investment Strategist in the Janus Henderson Australian Fixed Interest Team, puts the recession in context and discusses the road ahead.
Read MoreWhile the disconnect between markets and the real economy has widened further, there is no guarantee that it will narrow, especially with central banks acting as the buyer of last resort. Yet the risk of an extended run of corporate insolvencies remains. In this environment, high-quality income generation is the key, together with the flexibility to move quickly as new opportunities and threats emerge.
Read MoreFirst Sentier Investors Senior Portfolio Manager Tim Canham discuss their substantial shareholding in renewable energy company Genex Power.
Read MoreFactors are identifiable, persistent drivers of risk and return. According to index provider MSCI, there are six main equity style factors: quality, size, value, momentum, dividend yield and volatility. Quality, in particular, has been receiving a lot of attention recently.
Read MoreQ2 2020 reporting season for Australian equities has come and gone. What does that mean for investors? Who were the winners and losers? Martin Conlon, Head of Australian Equities at Schroders, gives some insights.
Read MoreOn 4 March 2020, we launched the BetaShares S&P/ASX Australian Technology ETF (ASX: ATEC), the first ETF focused on providing access to Australia’s fast-growing technology sector. ATEC offers exposure to a diversified portfolio of dynamic ASX-listed tech players such as Xero, Afterpay, Seek, WiseTech Global and carsales.com.
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Read MoreAs we enter the second half of 2020, it’s clear that the steady sharemarket rise of the last 10 years has ended, and we are in a new time of volatility and uncertainty. Following the historic market sell-off in Q1 and subsequent recovery in Q2, markets have largely laid flat and trended sideways for the past few weeks.
Read MoreAs Australian companies have grown, so has their footprint on the global stage. This means many of the country’s best businesses are effectively global leaders in their own right and have significant operations in many countries around the world. Randall Jenneke from T. Rowe Price shares his insights with ShareCafe.
Read MorePre-IPO investing has the potential to generate significant returns in a relatively short space of time, however there are many issues to consider that may not be obvious to the regular investor.
Read MoreHow true to label are ESG investment products and what ‘shade of green’ are they? Russell Investments provides ShareCafe readers with a broad overview of what ESG investing is all about, how it has evolved and offer some guidance on how to navigate the current market.
Read MoreMarkets have rebounded strongly from their March lows, despite entering one of the deepest economic downturns in history. But that’s not the whole story. There are two very different markets – a speculative market in ‘growth’ stocks and ‘the rest’. With 30+ years’ investment experience, CEO and CIO, Andrew Clifford explains why he believes there is a need for caution.
Read MoreDon’t buy the index, buy value for long term investing, and capital preservation. There are cheap stocks in an expensive index. The index at the moment is an irrelevant benchmark in finding value.
Read MoreMagellan’s CEO, Dr Brett Cairns, and Chairman and CIO, Hamish Douglass, provide further clarity on the recently announced proposal to restructure Magellan’s Global Equities Funds, as released to the ASX on Monday, 3rd August 2020.
Read MoreDespite heightened volatility, Pinnacle Investment Management appears well on the way to derive material success from its new ventures.
Read MorePerpetual has confirmed that it is moving to buy a US fund manager in a $465 million deal, and is raising new capital from local shareholders to do so.
Read MoreDespite the likelihood of a subdued second half, Pinnacle Investment Management is considered well-placed to take advantage of investors seeking more attractive options offshore.
Read MoreAn update from Airlie Funds Management’s Matt Williams about his firm’s Australian Share Fund, which is available to investors in both listed (ASX: AASF) and unlisted form.
Read MoreWhile tens of millions of Americans were losing their jobs, the US stock market in April produced its best monthly return in over 30 years. Sean Markowicz, Strategist at Schroders looks at what’s behind this apparent disconnect.
Read MoreAs the outlook for earnings has significantly deteriorated and companies conservatively manage balance sheets, the outlook for dividends has been materially impacted. Since the middle of February, over 30% of companies in the ASX200 have deferred, cancelled, suspended, or revised dividends.
Read MoreAn understanding of the government’s political motivations and willingness to keep the economy on life support may highlight investment opportunities.
Read MoreIn this video, L1 Capital’s Joint MD and Co-CIO Mark Landau provides an update of the Fund’s positioning and progress.
Read MoreShould you stick, sell or buy after a crash? Duncan Lamont, Schroders’ Head of Research and Analytics, looks to 148 years of stock market history for potential answers.
Read MoreI have ‘banged the drum’ before in regards to my opinion on IPO Wealth but in this current climate there are real risks to the value of their unlisted portfolio of assets.
Read MoreLarge outflows are still expected in the current quarter for Janus Henderson but most brokers are confident of an improvement in 2020.
Read MoreThe Schroder Absolute Return Income (Managed Fund) (Chi-X code: PAYS), available on Chi-X, is an actively managed fixed income exchange traded fund (ETF) that aims to help investors strengthen the defensive allocation within their portfolios by boosting income, while seeking to protect capital
Read MoreAirlie Portfolio Manager, Emma Fisher, discusses where the team sees value in 2020 and puts a spotlight on stocks including Mineral Resources, Suncorp and CSL. Emma also outlines where the fund is positioned in relation to the retail sector and in particular their holdings in Premier Investments and Nick Scali. With Westpac under pressure following the Austrac scandal, Emma discusses their view on Westpac and the bank industry as a whole.
Read MoreThe rationale for investing globally is irrefutable, however, navigating and investing in an unpredictable world is easier said than done. In this video short video Scott Berg, portfolio manager for the T. Rowe Price Global Growth Equity Strategy looks at the industries that excite him over the next 10 years and explains why you should not apply a singular label to all emerging markets.
Read MoreClay Smonlinski, Co-Portfolio Manager of the Platinum International Fund discusses the divergence of equity market valuations across global markets at present.
Read MoreMagellan Financial Group announced this week that it will launch a listed investment trust for its successful ‘high conviction’ strategy. Chris Wheldon, Portfolio Manager of the High Conviction Fund and an Assistant Portfolio Manager on the Global Equities Strategies sat down to tell us more.
Read MoreArgo Investments 2018-19 results were similar to many of its rivals in the Listed Investment Company (LIC) space, or those more traditional with big holdings in old-line stocks like the big miners such as BHP and Rio Tinto and the spin-off of Coles from Wesfarmers late in 2018.
Read MoreA low growth environment can present many challenges for investors. Nick Beecroft from T. Rowe Price provides a few pointers on how to negotiate these types of market conditions.
Read MoreThe High Conviction Trust will invest in a concentrated portfolio of high-quality global companies, weighted towards Magellan’s best ideas.
Read MoreSo if investors are the most pessimistic since the GFC more than a decade ago according to the latest BAML survey of global fund managers, why are some key stockmarkets close to all-time highs?
Read MoreThe majority of microcap funds continued their good start to 2019. Independent Investment Research analyst Mark Tobin takes a look at the monthly performance of Australian Microcap Funds.
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