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$5.7 billion of capital was raised this week across 33 placements, although it is worth noting that $3 billion of that tally is attributable to a single monster...

April was a good month for Australian investors, with major asset classes like global equities (7.7% in AUD terms) and global fixed income (1.4% in AUD terms)...

The global economy has suffered a fierce blow as the COVID-19 pandemic has spared few – if any – regions and industries. Equity markets have followed suit as the hit...

“If investing is entertaining, if you’re having fun, you’re probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.” George SorosThe past couple of days have...

The recent volatility in global corporate bond markets has caused some long-standing pricing relationships to dislocate. In this piece we will highlight why a) US...

Repurchase agreements (‘repos’) are often used by fixed income managers as a means of adding value to portfolios. Despite their use in portfolios investors may be...

Still nervous? The market fell (panicked), rallied (regained sanity) and then peaked again last week. In response to the latest 'top' we ran our cash up again, to...

In markets like the present, the ability to go either long or short is invaluable. With potential outcomes ranging from a quick return to all-time-highs, all the way...

Xero provides affordable accounting software for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that is entirely cloud-based, outmanoeuvring slower incumbents that retain...

It was the absolute whipping boy of the crisis. Now it’s the superstar of the markets rebound. Is the AUD now a safe haven of the Coronavirus crisis? On the agenda, we...

The turmoil we have seen in markets over the past few weeks has served as a timely reminder of the importance of diversification in portfolios, both across asset...

Monash Investors aims to achieve high rates of absolute returns by investing in a small number of compelling stocks with considerable upside while shorting expensive...

And speaking of De Grey, Fraser Range pops up as a neighbour, adding another string to its bow.Leonora gold explorer/developer Kin Mining is back on the radar after...

It was a prospect that seemed all but unimaginable just a few weeks ago. Amid what is shaping to be the greatest downturn since the Great Depression, the US market has...

With equity markets gyrating wildly and bond prices at record lows, many investors are looking for alternatives. Resources offer returns that are uncorrelated with...

Now that governments are talking about re-opening the economy, investors can start thinking about the businesses that might provide the best returns as we emerge from...

‘il Boom’ is how Italians describe the ‘great transformation’ of Italy over the 1950s and 1960s when a poor country turned itself into a modern industrial powerhouse...

“I have no way to value it and neither does Steve because they need to increase prices to have a sustainable (presumably smaller) business … I just see that y’all are...

The outlook for investors has changed dramatically since the start of the year and will likely continue to shift moving forward. The associated shocks of the severe...

National Australia Bank’s move to go cap-in-hand to shareholders has tipped coronavirus-induced equity raisings on the ASX well past the $10 billion milestone. For...