The trend in global interest rates appears to be upwards in the foreseeable future driven largely by the US Federal Reserve’s stated interest rate normalisation strategy. Whilst the Australian economy is growing at a slower rate than the US at present and may not be as suited to rising interest... Show More

Australia's education sector remains in structural growth mode after many years of solid growth. We see 3 key drivers of long term above GDP growth in the sector: Show More

Investor psychology is arguably the biggest determinant of long term investment success, and has a greater impact upon long term investment performance than even asset allocation or stock selection. In this article we look at 6 money making secrets based upon the powerful world of behavioral finance. Show More

Community healthcare provider Zenitas (ASX:ZNT) recently announced that it has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed with a consortium comprising private equity investor Adamantem Capital and Liverpool Partners, an entity associated with a Zenitas director, to acquire all Zenitas shares at $1.46 per share in cash. As long term Zenitas... Show More

We consider it important to invest within a disciplined value investing framework in order to significantly outperform the market over the long term. Importantly, value investing can be applied to both high and low growth businesses; the key is to invest when the true underlying worth of the business is... Show More

Growth in the Australian economy in recent years has been primarily driven by the non-mining sectors. A key contributor to this growth has been the tourism sector, which is now Australia’s second largest export earner after iron ore. Here we review the small caps in this sector. Show More

Another financial year draws to a close which presents an opportunity to look forward to the financial year ahead. We believe FY19 will involve more of the same, and some noteworthy changes. In this wire, we discuss our top 5 considerations for smaller companies’ investors who are aiming for out-performance... Show More

One of the key attributes we look for in a management team is clear evidence that they have “skin in the game”. All the evidence suggests that this is a powerful mechanism to ensure shareholders benefit from the best that management has to offer. In this wire, we discuss the... Show More

The market moves in cycles which are often extreme. We are currently experiencing a market which appears almost exclusively focused upon momentum rather than value, quality or traditional fundamentals. Should investors give up on fundamental value investing strategies and follow the markets’ momentum focused lead? Or is it time to... Show More

Meeting with management from small cap companies is an important part of any professional investors process. Here we share our thoughts following recent meetings with the teams from 5 microcap companies on our radar, including Pioneer Credit, Gale Pacific, Joyce Corp, Blackwall and Zenitas Healthcare. Show More

At a time when so many investors are focused on technology and growth, it is understandable why the market is less interested in a seemingly old-economy company like Joyce Corporation Limited (ASX:JYC). Joyce’s origins go back over 130 years, and at one point was Australia’s largest foam and furniture manufacturer,... Show More

In our search for under-valued high quality ASX listed smaller companies we occasionally come across an opportunity which truly stands out from the crowd. In this article we discuss a company which is currently trading at less than 10 times FY18 earnings despite expected earnings growth of 15-20% p.a. over... Show More

We believe the true test of being on the right investment path is whether you can sleep well at night. If you find yourself awake in the middle of the night mulling over your investment portfolio’s downside risk you probably need to make some changes. In this article we discuss... Show More

We have noticed that investors often gravitate towards exciting but unproven business models which promise revolutionary change. In contrast, investors often tend to overlook more simple business models which are generating cash flows here and now. We view this behavioral bias as a key driver behind the opportunity set we... Show More

Gaining access to the best IPOs and Capital Raisings appears to remain the preserve of institutional and high net worth individuals at present. Whilst this plays to our advantage in DMX Asset Management we would like to see the market playing field level over time to allow fairer access to... Show More

Livewire reached out to us on the topic of small caps, specifically the outlook, what our strategic approach is in current market conditions, and what opportunities we are seeing today. Show More

Finding high quality businesses to invest in means sifting through many, many companies which don’t make the grade. The higher the grade required, the more sustainable and repeat-able the process in our opinion. Our shopping list for high quality stocks is long and hard to achieve: i) Profitable and generating... Show More

Expectations for the upcoming reporting season are at the highest they have been in 3 years. In our experience, heightened expectations often lead to disappointments. This is particularly the case for industrials with global operations which in the last 6 months have had to contend with the impact of Brexit... Show More

The ASX Small Ords has out-performed the All Ords by 10% over the past 2 years. Will this continue longer term? We think so based upon the 5 underlying drivers of this recent out-performance which we believe will remain in place looking forward. The increasing scarcity of under-valued assets across... Show More

We have noticed a number of recurring comments in recent months which all add up to the same underlying theme: extreme investor caution. This is consistent with the data presented in the chart below which shows that global fund management cash levels are currently at multi-year highs. This highlights just... Show More