When it comes to home lending, most of the attention is put on the big four banks. But what about the non-bank lenders like Liberty Financial, Resimac, Pepper Money and AFG? It seems they are faring pretty well, and picking up new customers as the majors re-set their focus on the highest quality borrowers. Continue…

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In recent weeks, the share prices of Australian banks have been heading south. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) and Westpac (ASX:WBC) have been hit particularly hard, on the back of material falls in their net interest margins. Will margins start to expand soon as the interest rate on fixed rate loans starts to climb again? Continue…

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Australia’s two supermarket giants, Coles and Woolworths, have just reported their September quarter sales figures. While it’s hard to make comparisons with the same period last year – due to the impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns – there were some meaningful take-outs from the results. Continue…

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In a recent webinar to discuss the August reporting season, I was asked to provide thoughts on questions about the bank stocks. In my third post, I am covering: Why is Westpac the biggest holding in the Montgomery Fund. Why do you like it, more than anything else? Continue…

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In a recent webinar to discuss the August reporting season, I was asked to provide thoughts on questions about the bank stocks. In my second post, I am covering: What is approximately the cost of funds gap between say the big banks and the small banks?

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We recently held a webinar to discuss our thoughts from the August reporting season. First, I would like to thank those that listened to the webinar. In this series of posts I would like to provide thoughts on some of the questions about the bank stocks that were asked by those attending starting by answering: What are your thoughts on the major banks for the medium and long term for their dividends? Continue…

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One theme we continue to follow is the impact of the ongoing flood of liquidity being provided to financial markets and the impact it is having on the value and demand for income generating assets. Continue…

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As with many other discretionary retailers, FY21 proved to be a bumper year for homewares and online furniture retailer, Adairs (ASX: ADH). The company enjoyed record sales growth and operating margins. But there are already signs that FY22 will not be as easy. Continue…

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Tabcorp has released the results of its strategic review into the structure of the company the board announced three months ago. The decision has been made to pursue a demerger of the Lotteries & Keno division from the company. While a trade sale of the Wagering & Media division has been rejected for the time being under this plan, the company intends to continue talking to the three bidders for the business. Continue…

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