Asian Equities series: Part 4: What are our top picks?
In the last part of this video series, we discuss how we are finding opportunities in Asia that may be surprising. Show More
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Chart Of The Week: REITs, GICS Changes, and Tech
This week it's a chart of US REIT ETF Assets Under Management, but basically as a prompt to talk about some previous and upcoming changes to the ubiquitous GICS system. The previous change was implemented in September 2016 and saw the new Real Estate sector split out from financials. Sure... Show More
So you've sold Telstra... Now what?
Remember the Tech Media Telecom (TMT) bubble of the late 1990s? Australia didn’t participate because of an absence of such companies on the ASX, but elsewhere it produced a frenzy of deals and some ludicrous valuations which mostly came unstuck. Although it eventually got out of hand with crazy valuations,... Show More
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Video Killed the Radio Star
AT&T (T.US), America’s largest telecoms group by market value, announced on the weekend that it would pay US$107.50 a share to acquire Time Warner (TWX.US), the owner of CNN and HBO, which produces shows such as Game of Thrones and Veep, and Warner Brothers, Hollywood’s largest film and television studio. However,... Show More
Macquarie Bank research suggests Australia is in the early stages of an economic expansion (or soon will be) and that investors should consider positioning...
Macquarie Bank research suggests Australia is in the early stages of an economic expansion (or soon will be) and that investors should consider positioning themselves for a sector rotation. The sectors that traditionally perform best during these early/mid stages of the cycle are: banks, transport, capital goods, media, insurance, retail... Show More