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The Australian economy is undoubtedly slowing, which was evident given the number of earnings downgrades and soft results witnessed in the most recent earnings season. And while bottom-up stock pickers try to identify those growth companies poised to rerate based on a catalyst, paying close attention to what is happening... Show More
Commentary on house prices was a major topic in Australia’s media throughout 2018. As a nation whose taxation system incentivises home ownership, falling prices – although coming off close to 10 years of solid annual compounding gains – understandably generate a large amount of media coverage and community interest. 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
Fed takes about-turn on rate rises and signals "patient" approach - markets rallied in response; apartment fire sale in Sydney as housing downturn takes its toll - UBS says Mirvac stands to lose the most; and Howard Marks' latest memo. Here's what's happening in markets today. Show More
"I think we're in a golden age of travel and there are two mega-trends that are driving it. One is the huge amount of growth in the middle-class all over the world with people that have more disposable income. The other is people wanting more experiences. It really means great... Show More
While I'm yet to observe a popular way for governments to tax the masses, Labor's proposals on franking credits has focussed the attention of one very local and agitated demographic in particular: wealthy retirees with the time and inclination to rile the boffins that have suggested such an impost. Show More
In this daily reporting season update, we provide first impressions on key takeouts from companies reporting today, including Suncorp Group, Mirvac Group, AGL Energy and Orora Ltd with links through to more detailed reports. Show More
At the start of every year, most fund managers will sit down and try to identify the key considerations or issues that their portfolio will likely face over the coming twelve months. Below are what Atlas see as the five key considerations for equity investors for the 2019 financial year. Show More
It was a solid reporting season for the AREIT sector. In this wire, we review the performance, pull out the key themes to emerge, and identify ten specific takeaways from the retail, office and industrial sectors. 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 1 is now available with coverage of 30 stocks. Show More
