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...
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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...
Equities As an Inflation Hedge? Choose Wisely Though
Robert Swift takes a look at the current situation around inflation and looks at how we can invest to maintain our spending power in real terms. A must read for those now receiving next to nothing for their bonds and fixed income. Inflation is here. It really never...
Taiwan: Not the Most Dangerous Place on Earth
As long-term investors in Taiwan we prefer to look at the investment flows by Taiwanese companies into China as an indicator of the state of relations and not media speculation regarding the prospect for military hostilities. If China were going to invade Taiwan it...
Fear and Greed in the Time of Covid
By now most of the readership, we assume, has heard about the Archegos Capital fiasco. A situation that, last Friday, shook global equity markets. A series of events wiping out close to 50% of the market capitalisation of Discovery, more than 50% of Viacom, 20% off...
3 Secular Growth Thematics for the 20s & Beyond
Every generation sees certain trends that go beyond the cyclical. Trends that encapsulate a fundamental change to the way things are done. When we say secular growth, we are referring to structural changes taking place in the economy; from e-commerce fundamentally...
Australia All Cap | February Monthly Report Excerpt & Portfolio Highlights
This week we thought it would be valuable to highlight Ron Shamgar's recent monthly report. Ron has delivered a stellar return for our investors over the last couple of years, managing the portfolio through the covid crisis with aplomb. During the month of February...
Questions and Lessons From The Greensill Saga
This week we would like to take a look at Greensill Capital and its spectacular fall from grace. Its fall, preceded by another yet bigger collapse in the form of German payment processor Wirecard, has raised many questions around the ability of regulators to keep up...
February Wrap: An Interesting Juncture in Capital Markets
Robert Swift takes a look at what happened in February in markets and touches on some of the adjustments made within his portfolio. This is an excerpt from Robert's Global High Conviction report for February 2021. We are at a very interesting juncture in capital...
2 Things To Keep an Eye On and Their Implications for Investors
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...
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...