global equities

It is often good to look back at where we have been and consider how our views have evolved over a specific period towards the current consensus. In this context,...

You may not bet billions on stocks like Buffett, or be hard as (Cathie) Wood to ride the Tesla rollercoaster, but these global investors sure know a thing or two...

The range of global mid- and small-caps is a far flung galaxy, so you'd best pay attention or you'll miss the next rocket ship. The best and biggest stocks in the...

As part of the Livewire income series, we’ve decided to put together our own three-part focus on income, its value right now, the challenges and trade-offs when...

If the markets were going to close for the next five years, starting from tomorrow, and you could only own shares in one stock, what would it be?  It's always a...

For the majority of 2021, Chinese equities have underperformed the US and Europe as economic and regulatory fears cast a shadow over companies operating in the world’s...

For all his success, Kerr Neilson surprisingly comes across without ego. He is undeniably warm, profusely philosophical and wonderfully humorous, pausing at the outset...

A traditional approach to value investing can rely on owning low-multiple stocks expecting mean reversion to generate long-term alpha. In our view, this is a flawed...

Last year was a tough year for global earnings. The pandemic shook up global markets, with large earnings drawdowns across the world. In particular, global small and...

Across household garages you once found cordless tools from many different brands. That is changing, with the eye-catching green of Ryobi filling the room. In a world...

With the latest US CPI reading over 5%, we have been receiving a number of questions from investors about what this means for the future composition of our...

We believe inflation linkage is a key attribute of infrastructure as an asset class. And we’re often asked to prove it, especially now with fiscal and monetary...

To many investors today the subject of inflation presents three burning questions. 1) When will it really hit? 2) How badly will it hit? 3) How can we prepare our...

With the value of US equity markets more than doubling over the past decade, it is surprising to see that the number of companies on US exchanges is rapidly...

A degree in aeronautical engineering is surely the most unconventional route for a career in funds management but it's a route that has greatly assisted Nick Kirrage,...

When it comes to market sentiment, a quarter can make a world of difference. Much hype surrounded value during the first quarter of 2021. Now, throughout the second...

Nike (NYSE: NKE) is the global athletic market leader selling footwear (~60% of sales), apparel and equipment across all regions of the globe (~40% North America, ~25%...

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are often pitched with flashy PowerPoints and lofty promises, but a lot can go wrong. In this piece, we put M&A to the test. We find out...

When Sam Granger, a 29-year-old from Sydney's Northern Beaches, jumped on a Zoom call with me last week to talk about his newly established fund Equanimity Partners (I...

Having landed his very first job in investment at the then Bankers Trust under the wing of legendary investor Kerr Neilson, Andrew Clifford was always destined for a...