Andrew Macken is a Portfolio Manager at Montgomery Global Investment Management. Andrew joined Montgomery in March 2014 after spending four years as a Research Analyst under Jim Chanos at Kynikos Associates in New York.
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Today, we ask the question: is now the time in invest in global equities? This is a fair question to ask. The current bull market is one of the longest on record; and there are a number of risks out there on the horizon, such as: (i) the normalisation of monetary policies – particularly in the US; and (ii) the increasingly rocky relationship between the US and China. Continue…
There has been an ongoing crescendo in the commentary on the major Australian banks over recent weeks. As part of the Royal Commission, instances of unethical behaviour have been uncovered that has even surprised the most cynical amongst us. And this poses an interesting question for Australian equity investors. Continue…
Each Montgomery Global team member finds themselves in a privileged position to be contributing to the professional active management of our clients’ capital each day. We could not take this undertaking more seriously. And it is for this reason that we care about alignment – a lot. Continue…
Structural changes within industries can create opportunities for investors on both the long and the short side. The music industry has undergone enormous structural change over the last two decades, with the displacement of physical music sales (CDs) by digital music, including rampant piracy. Continue…
In this week’s video insight Andrew shows the sector exposure for a typical index fund and the Montgomery Global Fund, what can be seen? Active management it is about investing in the right places at the right time.
On 25 May, new EU regulations take effect giving internet users substantially more control over how their data is shared and used, and creating significant penalties for noncompliance. At first glance, this looks like terrible news for digital advertising behemoths, Alphabet (which owns Google) and Facebook. But these businesses could actually end up better off. Continue…
For years now, US policymakers have been struggling to generate a modest level of inflation. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has an objective to average around 2 per cent annual inflation; and for years has not been able to achieve it. Continue…
In this article published in the Herald Sun, Andrew discusses the new General Data Protection Regulations that will come into effect shortly. Is it possible that these will benefit Facebook and Google? Read here. Continue…
In recent weeks, the IMF released a working paper titled: “Interest-Growth Differentials and Debt Limits in Advanced Economies.” In this paper, the authors started with the following question: “Do persistently low nominal interest rates mean that governments can safely borrow more?” Continue…
In this article published in the Herald Sun, Andrew discusses online technology platforms and the impact of artificial intelligence on the future. Malicious use of artificial intelligence can cause many threats for the world. Read here.
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