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CSL plans for expansion
Ben MacNevin
October 10, 2014
CSL has announced a $450 million investment to expand its global production capacity. continue…
by Ben MacNevin Posted in Companies, Health Care, Insightful Insights, Value.able.
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A chat with Warren
Roger Montgomery
October 9, 2014
Warren Buffett was on CNBC’s On the Money program over the weekend, and we thought you might be interested in his very latest thoughts… continue…
by Roger Montgomery Posted in Insightful Insights, Value.able.
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Titan Energy Services Limited and the rapidly shifting CSG market
David Buckland
October 7, 2014
This blog post follows on from a piece I wrote back in July, on Titan Energy Services (ASX: TTN). continue…
by David Buckland Posted in Energy / Resources, Insightful Insights.
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Retail trends
Ben MacNevin
October 7, 2014
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released retail trade data for August 2014. A single data point is not very meaningful, so instead we thought we’d draw on the deep pool of data available to explore long-term trends. continue…
by Ben MacNevin Posted in Consumer discretionary, Insightful Insights.
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Is it time to buy gold?
Tim Kelley
October 6, 2014
The price of gold has been a source of angst in recent years. After getting up to US$1,900/oz in 2011, it has more recently fallen to around US$1,200/oz. This decline, combined with a resurgence of volatility in financial markets, has prompted discussion on whether gold now presents as an attractive investment. continue…
by Tim Kelley Posted in Energy / Resources, Insightful Insights.
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Sirtex: Best practice
Russell Muldoon
October 3, 2014
Longer-term followers of the blog would by now be aware that Sirtex Medical Ltd (ASX: SRX) is one of the largest positions in our funds. continue…
by Russell Muldoon Posted in Health Care, Insightful Insights.
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Performance to 30 September 2014
David Buckland
October 2, 2014
In the face of a poor market during the September 2014 quarter, both Montgomery products recorded very pleasing results. The Montgomery Fund (TMF) was up 4.9 per cent, while The Montgomery [Private] Fund (MPF) was up 4.2 per cent. continue…
by David Buckland Posted in Insightful Insights, Montgomery News and Updates.
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Can Rupert Murdoch sell homes in the US?
Scott Shuttleworth
October 2, 2014
REA Group Ltd (ASX: REA) announced that they are partnering with News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS), a majority owner of REA, to acquire US-based company Move Inc (Naqdaq: MOVE) for a total of US$950 million. As per the chart below, Move Inc has an interesting history, and has most recently benefitted from the recovery in the US housing market. continue…
by Scott Shuttleworth Posted in Insightful Insights, Property.
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China’s non-financial corporate debt – it’s distressing
David Buckland
September 30, 2014
Over the 2009 to 2014 period, China’s non-financial corporate debt to GDP ratio has risen from 90 per cent to 120 per cent. Our friends at Macquarie Research have done some excellent analysis, collecting the financial data from nearly 3,000 companies that have outstanding bonds. continue…
by David Buckland Posted in Insightful Insights.
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Aussie dollar exposure
Ben MacNevin
September 26, 2014
Team Montgomery has long warned the Australian dollar, at near parity to the US dollar, has a fair bit of downside risk (see here, here and here). With that hypothesis now playing out – and commentators starting to crow – you may be wondering which companies may benefit from a stronger US dollar. continue…
by Ben MacNevin Posted in Foreign Currency, Insightful Insights.
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