Scott Power and Derek Jellinek discuss CSL Limited, Healthscope, Ramsay Health Care, ResMed, Sirtex Medical, Nanosonics, and Ansell following reporting season. Transcript, podcast and video below. Show More

Investors have traditionally turned to the share market for growth, but with the ASX 200 still sitting well below its pre-GFC highs, alternative investments are becoming increasingly popular. From less than 5% of the industry in ’97, alternative assets now account for nearly 20% of funds under management. Show More

The market isn’t always right, but a lot of the time it is. As Howard Marks once said, “You can’t do the same things others do and expect to outperform.” Dawn Kanelleas from Colonial First State and David Allingham from Eley Griffiths share their view on four out-of-favour names. Show More

If you want to outperform over the long-term, buying great businesses isn’t enough. Clay Smolinski, Portfolio Manager at Platinum Asset Management, says you need to look for good businesses at great prices. Show More

Following share price weakness ahead of its full-year result, we added Reliance Worldwide Corporation to our portfolio. Reliance is a global plumbing supplies business specialising in reliable and premium branded water flow and control products including the market-leading 'SharkBite' push-to-connect fittings. Show More

Precious metal prices have been in full retreat the past few weeks, with the price of gold declining toward USD $1300oz. This pullback has had a number of drivers including an easing of the ‘safe haven’ bid as markets fade the rhetoric to do with Korea, the USD catching a... Show More

In this short video we discuss: SOL’s long history of increasing dividends and the factors that contributed to the group’s full year results; Factors that are feeding into the outlook for companies that comprise the SOL investment portfolio including; New Hope Group (NHC) , Brickworks (BKW) & TPG Telecom (TPM) Show More

UBS recently stripped down a Chevy Bolt, the 'first real mass-segment EV', to answer key questions about the EV segment’s future, and resulting implications across the supply chain, including some notably bullish calls on key raw commodities. Show More

I hope to enlighten potential investors about the tricks used by fund managers to ‘window dress’ their performance. Some of these tricks can be backed out and where possible I have provided the math below. Show More

A crowded trade appears when so many investors are positioned similarly that liquidity becomes a problem. Bitcoin is the obvious choice globally, but we wondered where the most crowded trades were on the ASX. To find out, we put the question to Greencape Capital, NAOS, and Market Matters. Show More

In our earlier blog, we detailed our bearish thesis for global logistics provider Panalpina. Likewise, in the past we have also written about the strategy of short selling and why we think it’s an important tool in the fund managers’ arsenal. Our ability to short-sell, borrowing shares and selling in... Show More

Looking for quality and value is so popular that it’s hard to find an edge. Undervalued stocks can stay that way for years on end, and high-quality stocks that have run hard can come to a sudden stop. Andrew Martin, Portfolio Manager at Alphinity Investment Management, says the earnings cycle... Show More

Blue Sky Alternative Investments reported a strong FY17 result at the top end of the guidance range after profitably exiting several private equity investments, adding to its credibility, particularly in the private equity space. Show More

The issue of bonds by Tajikistan this month follows on from recent low quality bond issues from Argentina, Greece and Iraq. Emerging market debt investors piled into the offering allowing the nation to issue US$500 million of ten year bonds at 7.125%. Investors who bought in cited the yield on... Show More

There’s a lot to like about Transurban (TCL), but not the way that has traded in the last few days. This begs the question that, despite all the pundits loving it, do we buy it at $12, or can we get it closer to $10? Imagine that, grabbing TCL when... Show More

Not a day goes by without at least one economist, or journalist, pointing towards the housing cycle in Australia with the message: the cycle has peaked. Certainly, recent data support the thesis, at least for high density dwellings, but not so for other segments of the domestic housing market. With... Show More

One of the world’s largest investment managers, Pimco, has been openly talking about de-risking the portfolio. In this short video just published, Group CIO Dan Ivascyn shortlists some of the key risks on their radar, and how they are adjusting the portfolios to be able to weather a recession. Show More

In its latest Quarterly LMI Market Review, Independent Investment Research (IIR) provides detailed coverage of 39 listed investment companies, listed investment trusts and Active ETFs including commentary, investment views and ratings. We look across a number of sectors and investing strategies and provide insight into performance, discounts and premiums to... Show More

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In the true tradition of denial, we have maintained our position in Santos, and in fact, have added a modest amount over the past 12 months. Whilst it has been a particularly challenging period for both the company and investors, there are growing signs that the ship has been righted... Show More

As markets have now enjoyed strong performance over the last 12 months, and appear to be pricing in much of the good news, we thought that now would be a good time to report on the state of play in markets. We look at the factors that are likely to... Show More