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Investors’ desire for growth outside of the suffering Australian economy was a major theme to emerge in the February 2019 Reporting Season, particularly in the small-to-mid-cap segment of the market. Since around September 2018, economic data in Australia has weakened, largely due to the flow-on effect of falling house prices on... Show More

Nobel Prize winners and fund managers warn of possible recession this year; Australian home lending data points to further declines in housing; and Michael Mauboussin urges investors to ask themselves 'who is on the other side of the trade?' Here's what's happening in markets today. Show More

The market has fallen through November lows to touch levels not seen since 2016. Tune in to this thematic discussion in which Matthew Kidman asks Tobias Yao and Arden Jennings if this really is a dip, or whether it’s time to run for the hills? Tobias and Arden cite the ongoing... Show More

This year’s Wilson Asset Management shareholder presentations marked a changing of the guard at the firm; for the first time in nine years, the meeting was not headlined by Chris Stott as Chief Investment Officer. “Stotty” recently announced his retirement to spend more time with family, so this offered an... Show More

Andrew Blattman – MD of IPH discusses the history of the business and some commentary around the FY result. Show More

Welcome to the FNArena Reporting Season Monitor for the February result season 2018. The Monitor reports ratings and consensus price target changes, along with brief summaries of the collective responses, from FNArena database brokers for each of the 300+ stocks. Week 2 is now available with coverage of 85 stocks. Show More

Offshore earning companies offer leverage to larger markets with the potential kicker in the form of a currency tailwind. The AUD has fallen from above 80 cents in January to current levels ~74 cents, with forecasters tipping further declines. In this thematic discussion Matthew Kidman asks Tony Waters from QVG... Show More

While the month-end reports for February will indicate the ASX Small Ordinaries finished the February reporting period dead flat, it would be difficult to find any smaller cap investors this month that would summarise the reporting period as dreary. Show More

We initiated a short position in Telstra in February 2017, premised on rising mobile & broadband competition, which was likely to impact on Telstra’s growth outlook. Rising 10-yr bond rates make it a double-whammy for Telstra, which we also view as a bond-proxy. Show More

Leading Asian-Pacific intellectual property group, IPH has announced positive numbers this morning. After the price nearly halved through CY16, Sam Haddad at Bell Potter chose it as a top stock pick for FY18. However, Tony Waters of QVG and Jeremy Bendeich at Avoca recently provided seven stark warnings. Show More