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Investors are divided in two major camps over the Australian equity market’s impressive 30% comeback since the 23 March lows. The bulls reckon the worst is over as...

Companies in the Australian small cap index are generally young, nimble and have the potential for high growth. However, among these small cap stocks, there is a...

A global recession is inevitable in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, that’s the view of Catriona Burns, Lead Portfolio Manager at Wilson Asset Management. In this...

Alongside the tragic human impact, COVID-19 has had a profound economic effect. The great lockdown has put an abrupt end to the longest economic expansion on record in...

Forecasting is difficult at the best of times. Amid a pandemic that has prompted governments worldwide to shutter their economies, it is doubly so. To guide our...

In this interview with Pinnacle's Gerald Willeston I discuss the role bank-issued hybrids can play in a portfolio relative to (1) global high yield bonds and (2)...

Surely few topics have had more column inches dedicated to them than discussions around predicting market peaks and troughs. This has become evident...

Value investors have long searched for the opportunity to ‘buy a dollar for 80 cents’, but for investors in Listed Investment Companies (LICs) this is not just an...

There has been much debate about the short-term economic and investment impact of coronavirus – on economic activity, unemployment, interest rates, house prices,...

“Do not be misled by expert bravado or by an expert’s own sense of how he or she is doing. Evidence is a much better guide than an impressive self-presentation.” Cass...

Passive investing is becoming increasingly popular as more investors come to appreciate the liquid and cost-effective exposure it can offer in their portfolios and...

"There are years where nothing happens and then there are days when years happen": That's how Fund Manager at Pengana Australian Equities Fund Rhett Kessler neatly...

Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has been one of the most tipped stocks on Livewire Markets this year. It supplies laser optic sights to the US, NATO and Australian...

EML Payments (“EML”) is a payment processing company with a difference, in that it provides a payment gateway that can be highly customised to the needs of the client....

The Australian Energy System faces a generation dilemma, in both senses of the word. First, from an electricity generation perspective, the inevitable shut down of...

Around 12 months ago, we highlighted Avita Medical as one company that was worth monitoring. For those unfamiliar with the business, the company produces a medical...

There are a bunch of reasons to expect this recovery to be longer and more painful than the market’s V-shaped expectations. Of course, within such an environment there...

Before I dive into this, it’s important to understand why people are starting to think about the idea. The Fed Funds 12 contract (FF12), which is the market’s...

Expectation for future returns are being shaped by prospects of muted asset class returns, higher risks, and elevated market valuations. In addition, because of...

Smaller companies felt the impacts of the coronavirus the hardest and decisive action was crucial to survival. Oscar Oberg, Lead Portfolio Manager at Wilson Asset...