Simon Shields from Monash Investors says there continue to be reasons to be positive on the outlook for equities. He says a strong property market, decent jobs figures and the recent interest rate cut are all positive for the current environment. “If housing is ok, generally retail is ok, because... Show More
Faith in the sharemarket has been battered by the bear market in banks, major miners and other blue chips. Fear continues as it seems volatility in global markets will never cease... Everything that we are hearing in the financial news is enough to shake anyone’s confidence. So is our nation’s... Show More
The level of short interest (as % of shares on issue) in the ASX 200 hit a 5yr high in mid-Feb at 2.4% of issued capital (Australia only introduced short position reporting after the GFC). At this point the ASX 200 hit a 2yr low and started to rally, led... Show More
Australian investors would be well served investing portions of their equity investment portfolio into global equities to take advantage of the fall in the Australian dollar, low iron ore and oil prices and falling interest rates. With these trends in mind, these are some of the domestic and global opportunities... Show More
We maintain a bullish long term view on the Australian equity market to reach 6500 in 2016. The RBA’s move in February saw equities as the preferred risk/return option for investors wanting more than a 3% return in a rising cost environment. We see short term profit taking risk in... Show More
We see short term profit taking risk in the market after trading above post GFC premium valuation level (i.e. 5900) with yield trade being squeezed by rising global macro risks and local bond yields. Global macro worries such as China slow down, Greece exit from EU and rising inflation in... Show More