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Atlas Arteria says goodbye to the ‘silver doughnut’
Andreas Lundberg
November 26, 2019
Australian toll road operator, Atlas Arteria (ASX:ALX), has announced a new, simpler ownership structure that should benefit the company and its shareholders. The deal includes the separation from Macquarie Group – thus ending ongoing management fees to the ‘silver doughnut’ – and an increased stake in APRR, Europe’s fourth-largest motorway operator. Continue…
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Industries most affected by the East Coast drought
Andreas Lundberg
November 19, 2019
The drought currently impacting much of eastern Australia is already having significant impacts on numerous businesses and industries. With the Australian Bureau of Meteorology forecasting drier than average conditions for the second half of November and December, it’s worth considering which industries could feel the most pain. Continue…
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Mortgage arrears and mortgage stress following rate cuts
Andreas Lundberg
November 7, 2019
Back in July last year, I had a look at what was happening with mortgage arrears and mortgage stress in this post. Since then, we have had three rate cuts from RBA and everyone who has floating rate mortgages should be paying quite significantly lower interest now than before the cuts. I therefore thought it would be interesting to see how this has impacted a households capacity to service their mortgage. Continue…
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Why is consumer sentiment falling despite rate cuts?
Andreas Lundberg
October 22, 2019
In this week’s video insight Andreas takes a look at Westpac’s consumer sentiment data that was recently published. Normally, you would expect rate cuts flowing through to reduced mortgage costs to make people feel better about their economic situation although that doesn’t seem to be the case.
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Why you need to include cybersecurity in your investment thesis
Andreas Lundberg
October 21, 2019
According to the Australian Government’s Cyber Security Review, cybercrime is costing the nation up to $1 billion annually in direct costs alone. And the costs are rising. Clearly, it’s time for investors to factor the risk, and potential impact, of cyberattacks on the businesses they invest in. Continue…
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Our economy is getting simpler – and that’s not good
Andreas Lundberg
October 10, 2019
KISS, an acronym for ‘keep it simple, stupid’, is a principle that works well in the field of design. But not when it comes to the national economy. It is thus a real worry that recent research finds Australia has a ‘simple’ economy that depends on relatively few sources of export income. This leaves us exposed to changes in demand for our products, and creates risks for our national wealth. Continue…
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Minetec could be a game-changer for Codan
Andreas Lundberg
September 30, 2019
Codan (ASX: CDA) is a manufacturer and supplier of communications, metal detection, and mining technology. One of its businesses is called Minetec. It’s a location tracking system that promises to add value to underground mining operations around the world, and has already been adopted by the likes of Newmont and BHP. Continue…
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The government is trying to keep apartment buyers in the dark
Andreas Lundberg
September 19, 2019
Not only has the NSW Government made decisions that have led to the construction of many defective apartment buildings, it has now warned councils to not make the list of affected buildings public. You have to ask yourself: is hiding valuable information from would-be buyers a good way to govern? Continue…
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What did the August 2019 reporting season tell us?
Andreas Lundberg
September 3, 2019
Phew! So much anticipation. So much data to digest. One early conclusion to draw from reporting season is that consumer spending isn’t very healthy. Taking a look at the sector breakdown, consumer discretionary and consumer staples were the worst off. Continue…
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Should you stay as far away as possible from the WeWork IPO?
Andreas Lundberg
August 22, 2019
In this week’ video insight Andreas takes a closer look at the largest upcoming IPO – WeWork. WeWork provide office space on a temporary basis to business or individuals that either don’t want to commit to a longer lease or that only need office space temporarily. We think investors should be super cautious. Here’s why.
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