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Markets turn red, EML Payments dumped, China flags iron ore pressure The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) dropped the most in three months, finishing down 1.9% as a multitude of pressures hit the market. The materials and energy sectors both fell by around 3.0%, the former sold off after Chinese representatives flagged their intention to reduce the country’s reliance on…

They say that career risk is among the biggest factors that drives the perceived underperformance of most active managers. The evidence suggests that as successful managers attract more capital and their remuneration increases, they tend to regress back to the benchmark. But why is this so? With success comes more assets under management and eventually…

It was roughly 10-years ago now, that Nick Griffin, Chief Investment Officer at Munro Partners, marched into our Melbourne office and gave a presentation on how a Bookstore would one day turn into a Superstore. We thought he was crazy. Remember when Amazon sold only books? It’s hard to imagine that it was that same…

It’s mid-May 2021, hopes are swelling that the pandemic may soon be behind us as vaccines are distributed around the globe, and inflation fears are rising as investors look to some form of normality. What investors may find is that it is becoming tougher to generate similar double-digit returns that we saw last year in…

ASX hits four day high, gold shining again, growth bubble stalling  The ASX200 hit a four-day high, finishing 0.6% to the positive on Tuesday; showing the short-term focus of the market at the moment. The energy and materials sectors were the biggest contributors, jumping by 1.6% each. For energy, it was the case of oil prices hitting…

Dip buyers emerge, ASX moves higher, EML Payments enters trading halt, Nuix continues to fall The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) fell throughout the day despite a positive open, finishing 0.1% higher as dip buyers emerged following last week’s unexpected sell-off. The IT and energy sectors were the stories of the day, with the former returning to normal heading 1.2% higher…

2020 was an interesting year. Horrific bushfires, a pandemic followed by months in lockdown and a recession, just to top it off. But amid all the chaos, the economy staged a remarkable recovery opening up an opportunity for a gig economy to flourish. Coronavirus brought forward digitisation and working autonomously. This meant employers and employees…

As investors start to look past the pandemic, the economic cost and scarring from Covid-19 has been significant. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says “unlike the 2008 crisis, emerging markets and developing economies are expected to suffer more scarring than advanced economies”. In the same way that the US and Australia were able to provide…

ASX retakes 7,000, iron ore falls, CBA hits new record, dispersion grows  The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished the week on a positive note, moving 0.5% higher and retaking the 7,000-point level. Every sector was higher barring materials, with Fortescue (ASX:FMG) and BHP Group (ASX:BHP) falling 2.8% and 1.5% respectively after the iron ore price dropped 9.5% during the day. On the positive side, the…

ASX follows Wall Street lower, defensive rotation, Graincorp beats expectations The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) has followed Wall Street lower, falling 0.9%, after higher-than-expected inflation figures spooked investors overnight. Short-term traders are betting that the Federal Reserve will be forced to increase interest rates earlier than expected, suggesting long-term growth companies will be worth less as a result. The selling pressure…

Sell off continues despite budget, Qantas tanks on flight delays, CBA delivers  The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) fell 0.7%, the second straight negative session, pushed lower by utilities and energy companies, down 2.2% and 2.0% respectively. The Federal Budget which offers little in the way of future spending or policy direction was broadly in line with expectations, the deficit lower than…

Dubbed the ‘Big Spending’ budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivered a 2021-22 budget that is aimed at providing further support to the economy and the post-pandemic recovery. The Government’s 2020 delivery sets the scene for an increase in spending intended to drive economic growth, create new jobs and reduce unemployment below 5%. Once reached, budget repair…