Scott Phillips
Scott Phillips joined Montgomery Investment Management in 2013.
Scott joined the firm from BlackRock Investment Management, where he was Managing Director, Head of Retail Australia for 12 years.
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Will consumer trends change forever post COVID-19 experience?
Scott Phillips
August 10, 2020
Living in a world with COVID-19 certainly has changed the habits of many of us, particularly when it comes to our consumer behaviour. We have seen business models and sectors bought to their knees (Virgin, Flight Centre, Myer, Unibail Rodamco Westfield) while others have found themselves suddenly with an online business in hot demand (Kogan, Adairs, Marley Spoon, Temple and Webster). So, will consumers continue to support their new online practices and which areas have been the real beneficiaries. Continue…
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Here’s a story worth telling
Scott Phillips
June 17, 2020
There is a popular aphorism in investing circles that originally came from Winston Churchill; “never let a good crisis go to waste.” While the human and economic costs of the COVID-19 crisis remain current, Gary Rollo and Dominic Rose, the team behind the Montgomery Smaller Companies Fund have quietly taken advantage of the dislocation to establish the ground work for what might become an enviable track record. Continue…
by Scott Phillips Posted in Editor's Pick, Montgomery News and Updates.
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Is this a FOMO rally?
Scott Phillips
May 6, 2020
A lot has been written about the COVID-19 crisis and undoubtedly it will go down in history as a monumental market crash, and so far it has been one of the quickest technical “bear” markets on record, with the S&P 500 hitting its high on 19 February 2020 and into a bear market just 16 days later. Continue…
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Australia’s worst equity performance day since the GFC – some observations
Scott Phillips
March 10, 2020
Yesterday saw the ASX 200 Index sell off a whopping 7.3 per cent in what was the most brutal fall in our Australian equity market since 10 October, 2008, which was in the height of the GFC. Continue…
by Scott Phillips Posted in Global markets, Market commentary.
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Observations of equity markets from previous viral outbreaks
Scott Phillips
January 28, 2020
Investors in Australia and around the world are understandably worried about the onset of a new disease (Wuhan Coronavirus – known as nCoV) and the implications for their investments, particularly as the medical profession develops their understanding of the disease. While the number of confirmed cases has increased from 282 to 4,474 in the past 7 days it is a moving tally. Continue…
by Scott Phillips Posted in Editor's Pick, Global markets, Health Care, Market commentary.
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Montaka Global Investments wins Award
Scott Phillips
November 7, 2019
As an investment manager our number one goal is to compound the wealth of our investors in a prudent manner while trying to protect against the permanent loss of capital. If we can achieve this then we as investors alongside our clients will be not only successful but should also be happy. Continue…
by Scott Phillips Posted in Montgomery News and Updates.
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Five things to know about our new Small Companies Fund
Scott Phillips
September 6, 2019
If you’re looking for growth, then a good place to find it is among the smaller companies universe. That’s why Montgomery has decided to launch a new small companies fund focused on businesses outside the ASX100. This article is designed to share some information for would-be investors. Continue…
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Welcome Michael to the team
Scott Phillips
June 19, 2019
I am delighted to announce the senior appointment of Michael Gollagher to the national distribution team, as the Account Manager responsible for the Queensland market. In this newly created role, he will support the growth of the company’s existing adviser and dealer group relationships in Queensland. Continue…
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The people behind the process
Scott Phillips
April 11, 2019
Continuing my ongoing series of interviews with Montgomery investment staff, where I lift the lid and see what makes the people behind the process, the blog posts and the numbers tick. I catch up with an analyst on our global equities team who is visiting Sydney from our New York office – Amit Nath. Continue…
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Putting the recent global correction into perspective
Scott Phillips
February 1, 2019
As most Australians venture back to work throughout the month of January, it will be somewhat of a relief that global equity markets have staged a U-turn from the previous quarter and look set to post a solid positive return for the month (as at the time of writing, being 25/1/19 the MSCI World index MTD was 4.5 per cent higher). Continue…
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