As we highlighted in our prior market insight, 2024 is set to be a historic year for elections, with more than 2 billion of the world’s population across 50 countries set to head to the polls. The most widely publicised is undoubtedly the United States, where...
Market Insight – Market Surprises, AI Evolution, and Geopolitical Strains
From Doom to Boom: The Story of 2023’s Economic Surprises 23/11/2023 As we highlighted in last week’s article “The Power of Positive Thinking,” 2023 began with many dire predictions about the economy and asset prices. So far, these forecasts have not borne fruit, with...
The Power of Positive Thinking 16/11/2023 Economist Paul Samuelson is famously quoted as saying that the stock market has predicted nine out of the last five recessions. While somewhat satirical, this quip demonstrates how poor investors and economists are at...
Private Credit: Your Questions Answered 9/11/2023 Private credit, commonly referred to as private debt or non-bank lending, is a growing asset class garnering increasing attention from investors. Historically, this was space dominated by the big banks....
Moment of Truth for the Magnificent Seven 2/11/2023 The U.S.-listed technology giants have been long-time investor favourites, and with good reason–they have dominant businesses with large addressable markets and incredible financial metrics. They have also...
US Tailwinds: How Investors Can Ride the Next $1.25 Trillion Wave 26/10/2023 It is no secret that infrastructure in the United States has long been in need of upgrading and repair. There are countless images and videos showing crumbling highways, overrun and...
Why You Need to Invest in Private Credit Today 26/10/2023 The stars are aligning for a golden era in private credit. The recent flurry of interest rate hikes across the globe has returned fixed income to the fore as investors earn meaningful income without...
Behind the Deals: Takeover Strategies 12/10/2023 In our previous article, we delved deep into the allure of corporate takeovers, highlighting how buyers—both strategic and financial—are perpetually hunting for golden opportunities from their competitors,...
Private Market Value and Corporate Takeovers 5/10/2023 Australian investors are heavily focused on dividends (to the point of being obsessed). This is understandable. The dividend imputation system in Australia ensures that investors receive preferential tax...
Japan went through an historic boom that peaked in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Asset prices rose at an incredible pace, with the price of land absolutely rampant, increasing by as much as 5,000 per cent between 1956 and 1986. So distorted were land prices that...
NVIDIA Delivers Blowout Earnings – Is it Enough? 31/8/2023 The anticipation was beyond high going into NVIDIA’s 2Q 2023 earnings result last week. Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has been the phrase on everyone’s lips in the investment community since the...
