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After two consecutive months of surprises provoked by the RBA trying (unsuccessfully) to shift from its prior posture of data-dependent "nowcasting" to boldly...

Recent data suggests that APRA and the RBA can shrink the Committed Liquidity Facility (CLF) faster than I had previously figured. The entire point of the CLF was to...

Right from the start over 50 years ago, Australian real estate investment trusts (AREITs), then known as listed property trusts (LPTs), were tailored to risk averse...

Macro developments have been a driving force in financial markets since the COVID-19 pandemic upended the global economy. Lockdowns, the arrival of stimulus and the...

On 23 March this year, the RBA published an academic discussion paper titled Financial Conditions and Downside Risk to Economic Activity in Australia that detailed...

While a 5 point gain at the index level implies a lacklustre session, there was a lot happening under the hood. It was a major turnaround from early weakness which had...

They are officially back. The August reporting season re-opened the treasure chest of dividends, but are they destined to stay? Banks have announced record buybacks,...

Last week I dealt with the less controversial changes to the Shiller P/E. You probably want to read that first. In this post, I derive a more advanced version: CAPE...

In the special 100th episode of Inside The Rope, David is joined by Hamish Douglass of Magellan. Throughout the episode, Hamish references some of the world’s...

The heightened US-China relationship tensions since the Trump administration have forced China to re-finesse its domestic economy priorities. This backdrop makes the...

A consistent theme emerging from the Fairlight portfolio over the past few quarters has been the outperformance of companies that seized the opportunity to invest...

With interest rates at historical lows and looking to stay that way for the foreseeable future, we are seeing many investors looking at alternative asset managers...

As part of the NAOS investment process, we pay particular attention to the comments made by company CEOs and business leaders in order to gain a greater understanding...

Economists and investors (and media) don't just enjoy interest rate speculation (I mean, we do enjoy it as well). But we also need to keep an eye on the Central...

In this video insight I interview portfolio manager of the Montgomery Small Companies Fund Dominic Rose to discuss two high growth Australian retailers with...

The highly anticipated August 2021 company reporting season for Australian listed companies concluded earlier this week. While certain companies in the travel...

Testifying before the US Congress in 2010, Warren Buffett made the following comment: “Basically, the single most important decision in evaluating a business is...

Quant investing is all a bit mysterious. It's a black box of algorithms and complicated mathematical modelling to produce supernatural outcomes. But for Bruce Apted,...

When it comes to movers and shakers, the Aussie reporting season has delivered on all fronts. A surprise 141% dividend increase and an impressive jump in earnings...

Low-interest rates, uncertainty around inflation, a market that doesn't know whether it’s coming or going ... now more than ever investors are hunting for reliable and...