Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ.QCOM) Qualcomm, short for Quality Communications, is the global leader in mobile connectivity. The company’s hardware and systems are ubiquitous across both Android and Apple handsets with the technology enabling billions of users to...
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...
Robert Swift, Portfolio Manager Tamim Global High Conviction Fund, on the Australian Investors Podcast 6/4/2023 We are thrilled to have Robert Swift, the portfolio manager of the Global High Conviction Fund chat with Australian Shareholders' Association & Rask...
One of the biggest advantages of investing part of your portfolio in the global equity markets is the ability to gain exposure to industries and specialty companies that are not as prominent in Australia. This includes the likes of luxury brands in Europe (e.g., LVMH,...
Global equity markets began the year with a wave of optimism. The MSCI World Index added 7.1% during the month, while the S&P/500 added 6.3%. Inflation appears to be abating, allowing central banks to taper interest rate hikes soon. China’s emergence from a...
We have been attracted to Japanese equities for some time due to their robust balance sheets and notable improvements in governance. More recently, Japanese companies have weathered the economic headwinds to outperform global peers significantly. This is despite the...
Today we will be sharing three companies that have one common trait which is that they are ‘old’ businesses, with the youngest incorporated 96 years ago. Age alone doesn’t indicate a sound investment, but it does demonstrate that the company has been able to weather...
This week we continue looking at needs not wants; companies that provide critical services that people need rather than want. We are using this theme to highlight companies that are best positioned for inflation with some even set to benefit from higher interest...
Over the past few years investors that owned the much-coveted “FAANG” stocks would have been amongst the most popular people in the room. Fast forward to today and the NASDAQ is down -26% YTD; Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms (FB.NASDAQ), alone is down over -40%...
This week we begin a new series centred around the global pharmaceutical sector with a particular eye to ascertaining where the opportunities and risks may be. Going back to our broader macro views, in particular around inflation, this sectoral allocation is one that...
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...
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...
