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China Ronsheng Heavy Industries, the biggest Chinese-based shipbuilder outside the State’s control, represents everything that is good and bad in that country. continue…

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In recent years, a steadily climbing Australian dollar has been a significant headwind for a number of businesses in Australia, hindering their annual growth rates. This trend has now reversed, meaning that the earnings effect has switched – and we are keenly watching. continue…

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The market has been swinging like a violent pendulum in the past week. One day it’s up, the next it is down. The media have been quick to offer explanations, but all this really does is create noise for investors. continue…

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The Australian market, excluding reinvestment of dividends, rose 15.5 per cent in the year to 30 June 2013, from 4,135.5 to 4,775.4. The vast bulk of this gain came in the December 2012 half-year. continue…

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A number of New Zealand companies with a presence in Australia have reported full-year results or provided earnings updates in recent weeks, and one particular theme has emerged that does not bode well for the upcoming reporting season. continue…

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As real interest rates increase, PE multiples should theoretically contract.

In the past eleven months, US 30 Year Bonds have risen over 1.0% – from 2.45% to above 3.50% – while inflationary expectations have been declining. continue…

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The key assets of Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox include the vertically integrated Fox movie, pay TV, and the free-to-air TV franchise in the US and pay TV businesses in Europe – Sky Deutschland (54.5%), Sky Italia (100%) and BSkyB (39%). continue…

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Some interesting results from the latest Mercer data on Australian fund manager performance: in the year to May, the average Australian share fund manager managed to beat the S&P/ASX300 Accumulation index by 2.6%. While it is common for the best performing managers to beat the index by large margins, it’s less common for the average fund manager to beat the index by this much. In the 3 years prior, for example, the average fund manager beat the index by a much smaller 0.6%. continue…

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A key investing theme at Montgomery Investment Management has for some time been the positive financial impact on healthcare companies from an ageing western demographic. Given that the sector is stable and growing, it’s a must have, at the right price, in our investment portfolios. Of the invested assets in The Montgomery [Private] Fund, healthcare currently occupies approximately 26%. continue…

by Russell Muldoon Posted in Health Care, Insightful Insights.

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Global markets have been unsettled in recent times. In under a month the ASX 200 is down by close to 10%, and numerous Asian and European exchanges have declined significantly in the same period. continue…

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