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Weekly Insights (30-3 September 2021) Economics here and abroad… The ASX200 Index closed last week up 0.42 per cent with most of the gains coming through on Friday after resources and utilities led the way. A number of less popular stocks finished the week strongly including Ramsay Healthcare (ASX:RHC), up 3 per cent and Whitehaven…

Back in July this year, we covered the launch of L1 Capital’s L1 Catalyst Fund, which focuses on unlocking company value via shareholder activism. The group also runs a successful long-short listed investment company (LIC), with the shares now trading at around $2.50, well above the IPO price of $2. From its lows hit in…

ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) shares can be a great place to find ASX dividend shares for income. Larger businesses may be priced a bit lower in an earnings multiple sense, boosting the dividend yield. Those ASX 200 shares may also have a relatively higher dividend payout ratio, also increasing the profit. But I’m not just looking for businesses with yields. I…

ASX higher as dividends rain, three new highs, AMA in trading halt The ASX200 (ASX: XJO) finished the week on a positive note, adding 0.5% with the market finish up the same amount of the five days. On Friday it was all about resources and utilities, with Alumina (ASX: AWC) jumping 6.7% on a booming aluminium price and lithium miner Orocobre (ASX: ORE)…

Dividends drag market lower, record trade balance on commodities The ASX200 (ASX: XJO) finished around 0.6% lower as a swathe of dividend payments were extracted from the market. On a second level it was broadly mixed with materials and mining falling 2.5%, whilst staples and healthcare were both down similarly, around 1% each. The impact of dividend payments and ex-dividend…

September begins with a loss, GDP surprises again, Metcash sales weaken After delivering an eleventh straight month of gains by finishing 1.9% higher in August, the ASX200 (ASX: XJO) fell 0.1% to begin September. Given the busy month that was August market volatility will likely recede as investors turn to the outlook for vaccination rates and border…

Shares in online retailer Temple & Webster Group Ltd (ASX: TPW) reached an all-time high of $15 yesterday, just two days after the company released an FY22 trading update. TPW share price For a full breakdown of TPW’s recent update, click here to read my colleague, Jaz Harrison’s article: Temple & Webster (ASX:TPW) share price surges on strong FY22…

And that’s a wrap. As reporting season 2021 draws to an end, the consensus appears to be that this reporting season would have to be one of the best for corporate earnings in decades; but that the next half-year will be fraught with volatility, due to the Delta variant. In total there were 293 companies…

The easiest call to make in 2021 is that the market is overvalued, or for those preferring hyperbole, suggest that everything is in a ‘bubble’. Whilst there is no doubt some assets and stocks that are trading well above their fair value, to suggest that everything is overvalued may well be a stretch. It’s an…

Our long-term portfolio holding in the Datt Capital Australian Equities Absolute Return fund, Adriatic Metals (ASX: ADT), recently delivered their Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) over the flagship Vares Project which is the final study before a Final Investment Decision (FID) is made. The DFS demonstrated the following key project metrics: a 10 year mine life…

As part of the Government’s ‘Your Future, Your Super’ (YFYS) reforms, all APRA regulated super funds will be submitted to a performance test on a yearly basis. The test has been derided by the industry but ultimately forces every fund to measure itself against the index or ‘average’ fund. Where is persistently underperforms it will…

ETF Securities recently launched a Semiconductor ETF (ASX Code: SEMI) which offers investors exposure to the hottest sector of the moment, the global semiconductor market. The semiconductor market is largely controlled by the US and Taiwan, with the majority of its manufacturing centred in Taiwan. Semiconductors or chips are a vital component in most modern-day…