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Nanosonics: Never a better time to be a global leader in infection prevention

Nanosonics is the market leader in infection prevention for medical devices such as ultrasounds. With less than 20% global market share, there is a long runway of...
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Katie Hudson
Yarra Capital Management
Collections

8 rock-solid stocks

In the wake of COVID-19, both bulls and bears echoed the same cry - make sure your investments have strong balance sheets. But as Victor Gomes pointed out, “businesses...
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Patrick Poke
Livewire Markets
Equities

5 steps to getting your equity income back on track

Given the unimaginable extent of the dividend cuts across the market, equity income investors must explore new ways to generate sufficient income. Here’s how to design...
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Rudi Minbatiwala
Rudi Minbatiwala
First Sentier Investors
Equities

The Quality Advantage in Small Cap Investing

A quality investing framework executed sensibly can earn returns in excess of the market. The benefits derived from a quality approach are magnified even further when...
Ian Carmichael
Ian Carmichael
Fairlight Asset Management
Equities

Learnings from a crisis (to date)

2020 to date has been a series of local and global events which have tested process, conviction, and stamina of every small and emerging company investor. It is only...
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Nick Guidera
Nick Guidera
Eley Griffiths Group
Equities

Pointsbet: Betting big

Since listing in mid-2019, Pointsbet (PBH) has provided its investors with much volatility but, mostly, with big sharemarket wins. The stock galloped from its $2 IPO...
Dean Fergie
Cyan Investment Management
Equities

What are the blue chips of the future?

Blue chip is synonymous with quality and dividends in the mind of the Australian investor, but are the companies considered as the blue chips of today likely to remain...
APT
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Global X ETFs
Global X ETFs
Equities

Routinely Engineered Inflated Troubled Structures (REITS)

At the beginning of the COVID-19 market sell-off Roger’s idea of keeping our spirits up was to play the Carpenter’s “We’ve only just begun.” Bear Heaven. Apologies if...
Gary Rollo
Montgomery
Equities

Our take on Aristocrat Leisure’s recent results

Investors in Australian slot machine and mobile games developer, Aristocrat Leisure (ASX:ALL), have enjoyed stellar returns over the past 10 years, with the share...
Stuart Jackson
Equities

3 companies showing significant value

Stock market levels remain quite away off recent highs despite a market rebound which has been extraordinary. Interestingly, during this period of heightened market...
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Paul Skamvougeras
Perpetual Asset Management (Australia)
Equities

Blackmores, Atlas Arteria go for equitable allocations: this week in capital markets

There was just over $706m raised via placement this week. This was across 29 raises, and with only one raise above $100m. Small cap raises have continued to increase...
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Ben Williamson
InvestorHub
Equities

Navigating a Pandemic: the Art

We can think of any investment decision as the coming together of an object, data and analysis, with a subject, the decision maker. This decision maker may be a person...
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Alipasha Razzaghipour
Alipasha Razzaghipour
Kasa Investment Partners
Equities

Bathwater babies and value opportunities

“Buying cheap stocks is great, but buying good companies cheaply is even better” - Joel Greenblatt Value investing has so much intuitive appeal. Who doesn’t like a...
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Jason Teh
Vertium Asset Management
Equities

6 key themes for the market’s next phase

Investors are hopeful, says Geoff Wilson AO, but that doesn’t fill him with confidence. “‘Hope’ is not a strategy, but that’s where I think we are,” he told investors...
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Patrick Poke
Livewire Markets
Equities

The opportunities in volatility

Elevated volatility is providing endless opportunities. Matthew Haupt, Lead Portfolio Manager at Wilson Asset Management, explains how the WAM Leaders portfolio is...
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Equities

Every reason to believe there is lodes more to come at Bellevue

With 2.2Moz already under its belt, Bellevue remains ‘one of Australia’s more exciting exploration stories’. Plus, the punters pour in as Hennigh likens White Rock’s...
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Barry FitzGerald
Independent Journalist
Buy Hold Sell

Buy Hold Sell: 5 stocks for income and growth

There can often be pitfalls in pursuing a 'one or the other' strategy in equities. Hunting income can lead to yield traps. Chasing growth may result in overpaying for...
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Buy Hold Sell
Livewire Markets
Equities

Two Poles Apart

Most social scientists share the view that the GFC in 2008/09 played a major role in further polarising modern day societies.To get an accurate insight into what is...
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Rudi Filapek-Vandyck
FNArena
Equities

Nearmap: focused on scaling up

Nearmap (NEA) uses aerial imaging and geospatial mapping technology to deliver high-resolution images to customers. Its competitive edge comes from the tech, which...
NEA
Michelle Lopez
Michelle Lopez
abrdn
Equities

Mining Cycle: Poised, just like equity markets

It goes without saying that the last few months have produced unprecedented 1 market volatility. Aside of wars, COVID19 is the most monumental disruption to the...
Hedley Widdup
Lion Selection Group
Equities

Positioning for a global recession

A global recession is inevitable in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, that’s the view of Catriona Burns, Lead Portfolio Manager at Wilson Asset Management. In this...
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Livewire Markets
Expert Insights

Why is the market rallying?

Investors are divided in two major camps over the Australian equity market’s impressive 30% comeback since the 23 March lows. The bulls reckon the worst is over as...
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Livewire Markets
Equities

5 stocks to benefit as we hit the road

If the Chinese experience along with early indications locally is anything to go by, then Australia’s love of the car has just got another shot in the arm from...
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James Gerrish
Market Partners
Equities

Three reasons active investing works best for small caps

Companies in the Australian small cap index are generally young, nimble and have the potential for high growth. However, among these small cap stocks, there is a...
Andrew Mitchell
Ophir Asset Management
Equities

The investment case for Appen continues to stack up

Artificial intelligence and machine learning have become an integral component of everyday technology and this trend is set to become exponentially more pronounced in...
APX
James Dougherty
Lennox Capital
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