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As interest rates have fallen globally, first in response to economic and market conditions post the GFC and more recently due to the COVID-19 pandemic, returns from...

At ECP, we continually assess the quality and the sustainability of our investments to evaluate the strength of their competitive advantage through time. Xero is a...

The current crisis has tested conventional wisdom when it comes to investing in all manner of ways, including what to expect of health care companies. On aggregate the...

Despite some industry heavyweights predicting a rate cut, the RBA kept rates on hold for October. What three reasons do Darren Langer and I give that could explain the...

The decline in dividends and other traditional sources of investment income is making it harder than ever for investors to find the income they need without taking on...

Because no one has a crystal ball, modelling a range of inflationary scenarios helps MLC best position its portfolios to combat ongoing uncertainty. The MLC Investment...

Star Trek, the classic sci-fi TV series, depicted a far-off future where space explorers traveled the galaxies equipped with cutting edge technology such as a...

Demand for hydrocarbons is driving a quarter-decade investment opportunity, despite a revolution in electric vehicles and renewables over the longer term, says Lazard...

The Covid-19 vaccine debate produces a basic conundrum for investors: will companies that have performed well during the pandemic suddenly flop if a vaccine is...

Afterpay (APT) is a leader and innovator in the payments sector as a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) provider. The company’s share price is up 750% since March, reflecting...

A look at the performance of the pharmaceutical and biotech sector over the month of September as well as a look at the role of diagnostics in Covid-19. Sector...

In this wire, we recap key market events, the current investing environment, and our market outlook. We also reiterate our Champion Stocks. Market review The year...

As part of our latest monthly analysis of the Engineering & Construction (E&C) sector, a definitive reporting season summary has been completed, which includes a...

Local market was jammed up 2.5% on weak volumes as most were on holiday with NSW long weekend overlapping the school holidays. The market was completely dominated by...

Fund managers tend to stick to their tried and true methods for choosing companies to invest in, whether that includes their size, levels of risk, growth prospects or...

The current market has created some crazy moments lately. Profitability, for example, is one metric that seems to have been thrown out the window. It’s a puzzle that...

Reasonable valuations, economic growth, falling interest rates, and growing debt: the driving forces of a typical balanced fund’s performance are all but spent. So,...

The past few weeks have been quiet in capital markets. Deals are still being done but the sentiment certainly feels more subdued than the 20-raise-a-week days of...

Whether it’s by deliberate decision or by happenstance, the Federal Government has handed the Australian major banks two big wins over their non-bank competitors. The...

For months now several of Livewire's contributors have consistently warned about increasingly stretched valuations across growth and technology stocks. And it looks...