We recently undertook an analysis to try to better understand the structure and behaviour of the equity market, with a view to identifying cause and effect relationships that drive investment performance.  While the work is ongoing, some interesting early findings are emerging.
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In this interview with Ross Greenwood, David discusses the stock market. Which fashion group is closing 100 stores this year 300 next year? And is there value in Sirtex?

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I’ve been warning that new apartments are being oversupplied by developers, and sold to unsuspecting investors who think interest rates will never go up and property prices can never go down.  Recent trends have only confirmed my fears.

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Howard Marks co-founded Oaktree Capital in 1995, focusing on high yield bonds, distressed debt and private equity and it currently has over US$100 billion of funds under management. In March 2011, Howard Marks published the book The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor and it covered his investment strategies and analysis of market opportunity and risk. Continue…

by David Buckland Posted in Market commentary.

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In this week’s video insight Stuart discusses discounted cash flow valuations and the most common mistake made in estimating the value of a company using this valuation methodology.

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One theme that we’re paying particular attention to at Montgomery is the prospect of autonomous cars – once thought as an unlikely futuristic scenario, it now appears that at least in the next 30 years this technology will become widely available.
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Latest figures show Australia’s household debt and gearing keep on rising, with the ratio of household debt to disposable income now at record levels. The recent rise has been largely due to the loan book growth of smaller institutions and non-traditional lenders, often to higher-risk borrowers. This is a worrying development. Continue…

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