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Small-caps are often thought of as being high risk, but that doesn’t have to be the case. With the right approach, it’s possible to maintain a moderate level of risk,...

The local market was hit hard from the start and recovered at the close to finish a negative red day similar to US markets overnight. The US market was bashed at the...

Last year brought fiscal stimulus to the world's economy at a scale never seen before. In Australia alone, the government spent $257 billion in direct economic...

Three core principles underpin the philosophy of the Collins Street Value Fund. The team, led by portfolio manager Michael Goldberg, seek to preserve capital,...

Plus, Macquarie backs up bullish lithium call with initiation note and ‘outperform’ on Liontown and newly-listed Ozz to hit the exploration ground running. It’s a bit...

The last 12 months have been very kind to investors in Australian equities, with the ASX 200 index returning 24% as the market recovered the sharp falls from March...

In the Q&A following his excellent speech today highlighting a 3 point something NAIRU, RBA Governor Phil Lowe provided further nuance and detail around his QE...

Often sighted as the densest year of technological innovation of all time, 1995 stands out for several reasons: The launch of the world’s first internet-enabled...

One of the titans of Australian funds management, Peter Cooper has enjoyed huge success at the helm of Cooper Investors, the firm he founded a little over 20 years...

The COVID-induced market crash of 2020 has rattled both new and experienced investors by underscoring the pitfalls of over-allocating to growth assets. For owners of...

With spreads largely at all-time lows and sourcing real yield proving problematic, asset allocation is challenging for those with constrained mandates. Flexibility in...

Investors with patient capital play a crucial role in financing innovative companies and bringing their long-term vision to life. But projects need to line up multiple...

Local market started positive and then faded to negative territory after lunch before recovery back to slight positive by the close. It was another weird day of low...

Fund managers aren't surprised that a consortium comprising of superannuation funds has lobbed a $22 billion bid for Australia's only locally domiciled listed airport,...

The A2 Milk share price has seen one-way traffic since its full-year result in August last year, down 75% before basing out in May. Whenever we see a great brand...

For many of us, the current COVID-19-induced travel clampdown is obviously a downer. But for investors, the associated pullback in the price of travel stocks – like...

Long-term readers of Livewire will be familiar with the views of strategist Chris Watling, the founder and chief economist of London-based Longview Economics....

Large-scale power cuts caused by ageing coalfired utilities are just one of several reasons why Octopus Investments Australia is prepping its new $100 million fund to...

As the world’s largest e-commerce platform (ex-China) and cloud infrastructure provider, Amazon has been a prime beneficiary of the COVID-19 pandemic, which triggered...

Google searches for “inflation” are higher now than at any time since such things were first measured around 13 years ago. It’s partly a natural reaction to the...