Can the big four banks recent momentum be maintained? Stuart comments he will be looking for signs of diminishing risk and improved performance. Watch here.
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Is it worth investing in bonds with yields so low?
Scott Phillips
October 16, 2020
The typical balanced portfolio being a 60/40 mix of growth assets to defensive (bonds) has been a mainstay of investors for many decades. But with 10-year Australian government bond yields at just 0.84 per cent and inflation running somewhere around 1.8 per cent (as seen in Figure 1), the return you get on the yield from your risk free Australian 10 year treasury bond is trailing inflation by around 1 per cent per annum. Continue…
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To Vaccinate your portfolio or not?
Roger Montgomery
October 15, 2020
How to position portfolios for a potential (but not certain) vaccine is currently front of mind here at Montgomery. A vaccine feeds into the ‘reopening’ theme as well as the narrative about a broader economic recovery and companies that are leveraged to it – the ‘economic sensitives’. Continue…
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CBD vacancy rates are ballooning
Andreas Lundberg
October 15, 2020
Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL ), one of the world’s largest commercial real estate services companies recently compiled data on CBD office vacancy rates across the major Australian capitals. So, are we seeing the end of the CBD? Continue…
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Montaka’s Quarterly Update (Q3 2020)
Andrew Macken
October 14, 2020
In this quarterly update, Andrew Macken, Montaka’s Chief Investment Officer touches upon a range of possible medium-term economic outcomes. He also shares a brief update on the current portfolio positioning of the global strategies. Continue…
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Will Iluka Resources spin off Deterra?
Joseph Kim
October 14, 2020
Last year I wrote about the possibility of a spin off of Iluka Resources’ MAC royalty, and how much this asset could be worth as a standalone entity. It appears we will find out the market’s assessment of the value of the royalty – to be known as Deterra Royalties (DRR AU) – in as little as two weeks, with the Extraordinary General Meeting to vote on the proposed de-merger occurring on Friday 16 October. Continue…
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Why yield investors should take a look at Centuria
Stuart Jackson
October 13, 2020
If you’re looking for a robust income stock, Centuria Capital Group (ASX:CNI) is worth considering. Centuria owns a suite of assets focused on property and investment bonds, and pays an annual yield of around 4.3 per cent. Making this business even more appealing, is a share price that keeps heading in the right direction. Continue…
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Should your portfolio have exposure to the Aussie e-commerce theme?
Roger Montgomery
October 13, 2020
In this week’s video insight Roger discusses the exciting global megatrend of e-commerce. In the seven years between 2014 and 2020, worldwide retail e-commerce sales have grown from US$1.3 trillion to US$6.5 trillion. While much of the focus is on the leading giants; Amazon, eBay, and Alibaba, there are numerous small Australian companies generating serious returns for investors from e-commerce. City Chic Collective is an exciting global e-tailer with a structural component to its growth runway. Continue…
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Google’s galactic universe of game changers (Part I)
Amit Nath
October 12, 2020
Google was renamed Alphabet in 2015, with co-founder Larry Page eloquently articulating why one of the most recognised brands in the world (Google) adopted a word more commonly associated with Sesame Street (Alphabet). Continue…
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