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A comparison of listed and direct market valuations

The last time Australia’s official cash rate had a five in front of it, the world was going through the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression. Within the...

The majority of Australian listed companies report their financial results in February and August. It is common during these ‘reporting seasons’ for trends to emerge...

IPO's have been all the rage in 2021 across the US, Australia, China, Taiwan etc. Global IPO volumes have risen by 87% so far in 2021 according to EY. 72 of 1635 firms...

As long-term investors, we understandably care about the quality of our investments now. But it is the future direction of these companies where we can realise the...

When it comes to founders, it is often the most eccentric that find themselves in the headlines.  By consequence, many of us would be familiar with Elon Musk, Jeff...

As interest rates have fallen globally over the last decade in response to “kicking the can down the road” post GFC, valuations have mattered less and less. Discount...

Conditions could not be more supportive at the moment, but inflection points on the horizon will wind excesses out of Australian investment markets, as China eases its...

Throughout Livewire’s 100 Top-Rated Fund Series, the country’s best fund managers have shared their views on the highs and lows of the investment landscape. From...

As more and more investors consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions, it follows that these factors have the...