Remember the Tech Media Telecom (TMT) bubble of the late 1990s? Australia didn’t participate because of an absence of such companies on the ASX, but elsewhere it produced a frenzy of deals and some ludicrous valuations which mostly came unstuck. Although it eventually...
Global markets
Australian Supermarkets: The death of a duopoly
This week Guy Carson, manager of the TAMIM Australian Equity All Cap Value IMA, takes a look at the Australian supermarkets, the prevailing duopoly, incoming competition from ALDI, Costco and Amazon and how the future looks for this sector. Australian Supermarkets:...
Is China the source of the next crash? – Notes from a long stay in Shenzhen
Karl Hunt, of the TAMIM Global High Conviction strategy, spent a month living in a district in Shenzhen, in an attempt to better understand what was happening in the world’s second-largest economy, and to gauge what the locals were doing. Here is his report. The...
Evidente – APRA’s Quest for an Unquestionably Strong Financial System Continues
Following on from a previous article - Australian Banks: The death of a 25 year bull market - last week, this week we highlight an article from Sam Ferraro on APRA and the impact their macro-prudential changes will have on the banks. While the article is slightly...
North Korea – “Buy on the cannons; sell on the trumpets”
Robert Swift takes a look at the sideshow that is North Korea. We do not believe that North Korea impacts global economic fundamentals and that any short term dips that it may create in markets are good opportunities for us to purchase assets we would like to hold...
Australian Banks: The death of a 25 year bull market
This week Guy Carson takes a look at the Australian banking sector, how it generates profit, how this has operated historically and what the outlook is going forward. Guy argues that the tailwinds aiding bank profitability over the last 25 years may be coming to an...
How Will Normalising Interest Rates Impact your Investment Decisions?
Robert Swift presents 4 short videos on the impact of the withdrawal from Zero Interest Rate Policies on financial stocks, infrastructure, geographic segments and asset allocation. As global central backs commence the process of normalising rates we will see the...
The RBA’s Conundrum
This week Guy Carson, manager of the TAMIM Australian Equity All Cap Value IMA, takes a look at the recent RBA decision to yet again leave rates as they are. Have they made the right call? Should they have made a change? The RBA's Conundrum Guy Carson Earlier this...
Australian vs. Global banks – Which should I own?
Robert Swift and Roger McIntosh compare local and international banks. Does it make sense to own the behemoths that dominate the Australian market? Are you unknowingly doubling down on exposure to the Australian property market? Australian vs. Global banks – Which...
Why do you need equity income?
Scott Maddock reviews the current interest rate environment and the outlook for rates. Given the view that rates will increase but that they will do so at a slower rate than most expect, Scott discusses three portfolio holdings that he believes will continue to...
High Quality – A Shopping List
We take a look at the "shopping list" of qualities our small cap team look for in making an investment. They run through each and provide a stock example to illustrate their point. High Quality - A Shopping List Summary: Within our team we are focused upon investing...
Investment Thematic: Robots, Demography, and ‘virtual world’ for seniors
This week Robert Swift takes a look at an investment thematic - Japan and robotics. What does this mean going forward? Where do the opportunities lie? Investment Thematic: Robots, Demography, and 'virtual world' for seniors Robert Swift This piece is on Japan. It...