Last week Sid Ruttala provided us with a list of things not to worry about, this week he goes the other way and takes a look at a couple of things to keep a eye on given the current market environment. Last week we briefly spoke about central bank policy and the...
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Investors: Inflation, Rising Rates and Other Things Not to Worry About
Here we are, February of 2021 and it has been an interesting start to the year. For those of you that have read previous articles, you know I have been one of those outliers that has been predicting inflation and the tremendous risks posed by the bond market for a...
Walking the Tightrope: What The Biden Administration Might Mean for Australia
What an eventful year 2020 was! But with a change in administration Stateside we thought we should take a moment to dig out the crystal ball and try to grapple with what this means for us in the year to come and the markets in general. As with all predictions, please...
Top 5 Predictions for 2019 (that we never made…) | How’d they work out?
To wind up the year we decided to take a tongue-in-cheek look at the year that was. There were a number of predictions being widely thrown around by those in the industry to start the year, unfortunately many of them turned out to be unfounded. So, let's dive into...
Mobility Part 5: Why Now? The Revolution Ain’t Waiting For You
Over the past few weeks we have tried to elaborate upon what is turning out to be one of the most interesting and dynamic secular growth stories of the coming decades and perhaps century. And so, we would like to use this article as a conclusion of sorts, namely...
Adjusting to a Shifting World Order
Recent weeks have highlighted the rather uncomfortable and somewhat frosty relationship between our nation and our largest trading partner. Hence we thought it might be pertinent to revisit the topic, something we first elaborated upon in the infancy of the Trump...
Mobility Part 2: We’re gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
This week we visit the first of the categories within mobility, that is the most obvious, the electrification of transport and automobiles. There are several key catalysts for this process including the continued adoption of regulatory frameworks by governments...
What To Watch Headed Into 2021 (Hint: it’s not the election)
Sid Ruttala fleshes out a number of the points that Robert Swift has been talking about in his weekly Ausbiz appearances. Heading into the pointy end of the US presidential election, there is always heightened uncertainty in investment markets and (as much as we might...
10 Principles to Invest By
We have always said that it is important to take time and revisit the basics every now and then. Living and breathing the markets day in, day out can let us lose sight of these basics, not seeing the forest for the trees if you will. It is often the simplest things...
2019 A Surprisingly Good Year for Risk Assets: 2020 Outlook
Robert Swift takes a brief look at the year that was 2019 and casts his eye toward 2020. What should we expect to see and where might we find risk appropriate returns? Equity returns were strong in 2019 with major markets rising between 25 - 30% in US$ terms....
5 Predictions For 2020
For the first newsletter of 2020 we put forward five key predictions for the calendar year ahead. Each of these will definitely impact the investing world and will have an effect on the Australian economy either directly or indirectly. It is always worth considering...
Two Steps Forward, One Back in Japan
Kevin Smith, of Delft Partners and portfolio manager of the TAMIM Asia Small Companies Fund, addresses Japan in the wake of some of the negative news associated with the market. Japan forms an integral part of both the Asia Small Companies and Global High Conviction...