Equities
One of Australia’s most iconic funds management firms will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year. From humble beginnings with just $30 million of assets under management Paradice Investment Management today manages ~$16 billion across five strategies invested in Australian and Global Equities. The culture at Paradice is performance focused, which... Show More
The negative effects of ALP policies on housing, SMSFs and profit margins are already impacting certain sectors of the market, such as banks, residential property developers, homebuilders and retailers. Show More
Another day where the ‘Pro Australia’ theme was alive and well – the index opening marginally higher before yet another wave of strong buying across the market played out. Both resources and banks were strong, along with pretty much everything else as the cool winds of FOMO are blowing hard... Show More
RBA Govenor Philip Lowe's speech sends AUD into a tailspin; Australia's biggest private land developer says defaults on house and land packages in Melbourne are at 25%; and the Chinese economy is being pulled in two conflicting directions, so just how bad is the slowdown? Here's what's happening in markets... Show More
It’s been a while since I bought a stock trading on a PE multiple of 3x. There was one in 2012. Another in 2015. Both were, with a bit of luck, multi-baggers. Show More
If reporting season has kept you busy, you may have missed the regular commentary on notable results from Livewire's contributing managers, so we’ve pulled them all together for you here. For the fundies' view on results from Afterpay, Netwealth, Telstra, JB Hifi, REA Group, and 25 other key stocks, click... Show More
“Growth in Utilities in the short term will be dominated by wind and solar projects. They do dominate the pipeline. The immature solar supply chain presents the biggest challenge. Water, gas and power distribution will continue to grow, and we expect major investment in upgrading and extending the nation's transmission... Show More
In this daily reporting season update, we provide first impressions on key takeouts from companies reporting today, including QBE Insurance, Sonic Healthcare, Origin Energy, Telstra Corp, Treasury Wine Estates, ASX, Iluka Resources and Downer EDI with links through to more detailed reports. Show More
With the release of its full-year result for FY18, Downer has delivered on its earnings guidance for the seventh consecutive year. Its ability to do this in a volatile sector highlights the breadth of the business and strength of the Company’s management team. It also adds weight to the company’s... Show More
Buy Hold Sell
Quality companies are characterised as having good return on equity (ROE), strong earnings growth and low levels of gearing. In this episode of Buy Hold Sell we've identified stocks in the ASX100 that meet these criteria, the challenge now is to see if there's value for investors. Shares in Cochlear, Flight... Show More