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The local market had another low turnover volatile day that finished slightly positive. We have started 10th consecutive week without a single day’s turnover above $9...

Most articles we read are about hot stock tips to buy. Occasionally there are articles about “shorting” opportunities, albeit most are directed to sophisticated...

Australia has proven a fertile environment for merger and acquisition activity in recent months. As other nations continue to grapple with the pandemic fallout,...

Is it worth having exposure to silver; it is after all, the poor man’s gold? The way governments and central banks treat Fiat currency these days suggests...

Founded by our good friend George Lucas in 2016, and listed on the ASX in June 2018, Raiz Invest Limited (ASX: RZI) has a market capitalisation of around $140 million...

Structural shifts in capital markets since the “Global Financial Crisis” or “Great Recession” have caused market dislocations to become shorter and more frequent. As a...

In the current low-interest-rate environment, investors are on the hunt for consistent income, but they don't want to forego the returns seen from some of the major...

Inflation at 4% is transitory, but with a tight supply chain, inflation might settle higher than 2% next year. The risk of U.S. Federal Reserve (U.S. Fed) tapering by...

Morgan Stanley has just released its mid-year global update. This is an opportunity for our global team of more than 750 analysts, strategists and economists in 21...

The healthcare space stands out given it serves a noble cause: firms are looking to increase standards of living for people everywhere. Australia is fortunate to have...

After underperforming the benchmark for more than a decade, Financials are back - buoyed by a sudden switch to cyclical and economically sensitive stocks and an...

The shareholders have spoken: the Monash Investors Limited Absolute Investment Company (ASX: MA1) is on track to become the first Australian listed investment company...

Knowing when, if ever, to sell a high performing stock is a difficult decision. The turnover of stocks in the International Shares Fund portfolio over the last 12...

A global investment manager, we've helped investors succeed by remaining true to our values and approach. They include a distinctive way of managing money, an...

It is often said that the most dangerous words in finance and economics are that “this time is different”. I strongly agree with the sentiment, but it is best viewed...

I recently sat down with Dawn Kanelleas, First Sentier Investors’ head of small and mid caps and chatted about everything from how to make a good cup of coffee in...

What a lopsided week. Our fascination with cryptos continued as Bitcoin - having been well and truly Tesla-ed - tripped, fell, went splat, and did the dead cat bounce,...

In the AFR this weekend I write that if the RBA’s powerful board was considering the possibility of pre-emptively tapering its monetary policy stimulus, recent...

The big drop in our market on Wednesday (19/5/2021), down -1.9% taking the ASX 200 below 7000 again, is being blamed on “inflation” yet again, in which case there is...

The local market had a volatile day that finished slightly positive. We have finished the ninth consecutive week without a single day’s turnover above $9 billion....