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Why we still back Buffett

With the climate of political polarisation, an unprecedented shift in monetary policy, and trade wars all impacting markets globally, you need a safe pair of hands...
Alex Cowie
Alex Cowie
Funds

What does the future hold for LICs and LITs?

The listed investment company (LIC) and listed investment trust (LIT) market in Australia has been growing steadily, with its total market cap up nearly 12 per cent...
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James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Funds

Microcap Manager Review March 2019

The majority of microcap funds continued their good start to 2019 and the majority of managers appear to have recovered some of the losses suffered in the final...
Mark Tobin
Coffee Microcaps
Funds

Are you swimming naked?

One of Warren Buffett’s lesser known quotes is: “It’s only when the tide goes out that you learn who has been swimming naked”. Like most of Warren’s sayings it’s an...
Nicholas Sproats
Harvest Lane
Funds
Sponsored

Regal Investment Fund: IPO Offer Now Open

For the first time, the investment capabilities of Australia’s leading alternative investment manager, Regal Funds Management, are available to all investors. The...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Fund in Focus

Fund In Focus: Firetrail Absolute Return Fund

As a boutique manager with a focus on high-conviction investments in the Australian equities market, we at Firetrail Investments possess a combined 140 years of...
Patrick Hodgens
Firetrail Investments
Rapid Fire

Finding future leaders (and why we still like Altium...)

Fidelity's Future Leaders Fund recently made history when it won Morningstar’s small-cap Aussie equities ‘Fund Manager of the Year’ award for the second consecutive...
COH
CSL
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Livewire Markets
Funds

10 golden LIC ideas

The last few years has been a golden age for LICs. Starting in 2013, the removal of commissions on unit trusts as part of the “Future of Financial Advice” (FOFA)...
AMH
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Patrick Poke
Livewire Markets
Fund in Focus

Fund In Focus: Pengana Private Equity Trust

Did you know that 98% of all companies in Europe and the US with revenues in excess of $10 million are not listed? Not only that, but the number of listed companies...
Pengana Capital Group
Pengana Capital Group
Funds
Sponsored

The ultimate ‘flight to quality’ investment strategy has arrived

Diversifying your bond allocation to reach global markets can potentially accelerate returns by adding a layer of currency risk. As evidenced in 2018 – Australian...
Charlie Jamieson
Jamieson Coote Bonds
Funds
Sponsored

Early access to tomorrow's leaders

The Emerging Companies Fund, under joint management by CVC and Evans Dixon, now gives wholesale investors access to the kind of early-stage investment opportunities...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Funds

Platinum and Magellan: Inside the minds of Australia’s most successful global investors

In late December of 2018, I received an email that caught me by surprise. It came from someone I’d never met with an unexpected proposition. The concept was to kick...
PTM
James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Funds
Sponsored

Precision engineered for all market conditions

Think of Perpetual’s Diversified Real Return Fund as a powerful all-terrain investment vehicle, precision engineered by Perpetual’s experienced Multi Asset team to be...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Funds

Microcap Fund Manager Review Dec 2018

We take our monthly look at the returns of Australian Microcap Funds. The majority of funds endured double-digit and drawdowns in the Dec 18 quarter. This large...
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Mark Tobin
Coffee Microcaps
Fund in Focus

Fund In Focus: Magellan Infrastructure Fund

Infrastructure and utility stocks have been around a long time – the oldest listed utility, Consolidated Edison of the US, traces its listing to 1824. Yet it wasn't...
Magellan Investment Partners
Magellan Investment Partners
Funds

Power your diversification in one trade

This week Fidelity International launched its first Active ETF on the Australian Stock Exchange - the Fidelity Global Emerging Markets Fund (Managed Fund) ASX:FEMX....
Alex Duffy
Alex Duffy
Fidelity International
Funds

The Listed Investment Company Showcase

Recently, we had the opportunity to work with the Australian Shareholders Association (ASA) to showcase ideas and strategies from a range of Listed Investment...
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Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Funds
Sponsored

Closing soon: An Exclusive IPO Opportunity

The return of volatility is a good reminder of the risks in equity markets. Firetrail Absolute Return Limited (ASX: FTA) is a new LIC that aims is to smooth out the...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Funds
Sponsored

IPO Closing Soon: Tribeca Global Natural Resources Limited

Investors looking for a professionally managed exposure to global natural resources will soon have a new investment option on the ASX. Last week Tribeca confirmed that...
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Livewire Markets
Fund in Focus

Fund In Focus: Alphinity Sustainable Share Fund

Alphinity seeks to invest in quality, undervalued companies that can deliver an ‘earnings surprise’ to drive outperformance. We have found that a positive earnings...
Stephane Andre
Alphinity Investment Management
Fund in Focus

Fund In Focus: Ardea Real Outcome Fund

When we talk to investors, there seems to be three common concerns around fixed income. Aren’t yields too low? Won’t there be capital losses if rates rise? Is it game...
Gopi Karunakaran
Ardea Investment Management
Funds

A bull thesis for the short, medium and long-term

Supply and demand dynamics are a key driver of long-term commodity prices. Recent examples of supply side disruption in both thermal coal and zinc have resulted in...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Fund in Focus
Sponsored

Fund in Focus: A new tool for Livewire members

We recently conducted a survey asking readers, “What's the biggest challenge you face when it comes to investing?” One common response was: Knowing who to invest with...
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Livewire Markets
Funds
Sponsored

Tribeca: Delivering returns in good and bad markets

Tribeca Investment Partners has launched the IPO for a new Listed Investment Company offering access to the $9 trillion global natural resources sector. The team at...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Funds
Sponsored

Thinking about investing in LICs?

Investors have more choice than ever before to access different asset classes and investment strategies through the fast-growing Listed Investment Companies sector. If...
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Livewire Markets
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