This week we revisit the topic of Russia and the escalation in sanctions by the West. In particular we want to talk about the oft heard about but little known SWIFT system through which some of these sanctions are being imposed, the implications for broader markets...
Market Insight
4 Investing Megathemes Worth Watching
This week we would like to offer our thoughts on certain megathemes that are impacting investment markets. Firstly, credit where it is due, this is a topic inspired by an oped in the AFR by James Thomson who summarises what he sees the recent bid by Cannon-Brookes for...
Ukraine: Oversimplifying a Complex Situation & What It Means For Markets
This week we again look to the headlines and look at an issue that has been front and centre for the markets, that of the Ukraine situation (perhaps a reprieve from the endless monetary policy commentary). Firstly, we begin with a rather macabre fact about the...
Politics, Trust and Investing: Our Greatest Risk?
Growing up it was ingrained that two topics are rather taboo to discuss at the dinner table; the first being politics and the second money. So, with the hope that you’re not having dinner as you read, this week we discuss the former while touching on the latter....
Innovation Solves Problems: Big Ideas for 2023
Innovation Solves Problems: Big Ideas for 2023 9/2/2023 Cathie Wood's ARK Investment Management is well known for betting big on disruptive technologies through its exchange-traded funds, headlined by the ARK Innovation ETF (NASDAQ: ARKK). Wood is one of the loudest...
Global Market Update | October 2021
Robert Swift takes a look at what happened in October in markets. This is an excerpt from Robert's Global High Conviction report for October 2021. Global equity returns were unusually strong in October rising over 4.5% in USD terms and essentially flat in AUD as the...
Mobility Part 3: 3 Key Considerations for Investing in Autonomous Vehicles
This week we visit our second category within the mobility thematic, that is autonomy. A topic that is arguably more important than the general electrification of transport, we arrive at three key considerations for those wishing to take advantage of the thematic....
Property: The Upside to Office Space Dislocations
This week we revisit the property market, specifically the potential/future for commercial office space. We are in the process of offering our most recent buy in the Adelaide CBD and throughout the process we have consistently received questions around the prudence...
Energy Markets: Mandates, Policy Oversights & The Green Transition
Last week we looked at energy markets and made the case that the recent price action was a result of broader policy failures in speeding up the transition towards a net-zero world. This week we look at the green energy market to understand the incentives,...
Energy Markets: Shortages, Assumptions and Bottlenecks
This week we take a dive into energy markets, in particular the likely medium to long term outlook for the sector. We have previously written on the potential dislocations both in uranium spot prices (which we wrote off last year) and the potential upward trajectory...
Inflation, Equities & Allocation: What’s Going On?
Speaking to prospective and actual clients everyday, we get a fair sense and understanding as to the pulse of the market. Throughout those conversations, there are often common themes and questions. Among these, first, should we continue to own equities? Second...
Changes to how we shop and consume food in a COVID-19 world
Our friends at Merricks Capital, an allocation in the TAMIM Credit portfolio, take a look at changing shopping and consumption habits in the wake of COVID-19. An important consideration for anyone with exposure, equities or otherwise, to these sectors. This article...











