For some time, we’ve been warning that rising interest rates would have catastrophic consequences for many profitless ‘prosperity companies’ (companies with no profit, and no prospect of making any). In particular, we’ve written that funding for these firms would dry up, leading to cuts in jobs and research and development (R&D), and that some firms would go under. Well, it’s all playing out as we predicted. And amid the carnage, one of the less publicised consequences is the impact on companies developing self-driving vehicles. Continue…

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the Quarterly Consumer Price Index this week, which confirmed a second consecutive quarterly slow down. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will be closely assessing this data in preparation for next weeks’ monetary policy decision meeting.​ Continue…

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Roger joined James Kirby on The Australian’s Money Cafe podcast to discuss a green light for small caps, the dangers of ‘over contributing’ to super, why the ASX is reasonable value just now and whether we should worry about US banks. 

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In this interview with Ausbiz Roger discusses two companies we believe have bright prospects ahead including Transurban (ASX:TCL) and Alliance Aviation services (ASX:AQZ). Roger emphasizes Transurban’s ability to secure substantial debt at very low rates, with 96.8 per cent of its debt book having interest hedging in place. Watch the interview: Why Roger’s bullish on Transurban

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We are pleased to announce that Lonsec, in their second year of coverage, has upgraded the Polen Capital Global Growth Fund (Class B Units[1]) to ‘Recommended’. This is the second highest rating available for strategies they research. Continue…

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CSL Ltd (ASX:CSL)  – which labels itself as a multinational specialty biotechnology company – has long been one of the stars of the Australian market. Since listing in 1994, CSL has not missed a beat, with its share price soaring a massive 25,000 per cent.  It’s a long-term holding in the Australian Eagle portfolio and, with great management and a solid growth outlook, we continue to like what we see.

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This month Corporate Travel Management announced its largest ever contract win, worth around A$3 billion with the UK Home Office for Bridging accommodation and Travel Services. Under the contract, they will effectively be placing refugees and asylum seekers in accommodation. A record 45,000 migrants arrived in the UK on small boats in 2022, and PM Rishi Sunak has said finding a solution to this issue is a top priority.  Continue…

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Recently, our small-cap team listened to Barrenjoey Capital’s chief economist, Jo Masters, discuss the prospects for the Australian economy. In brief, Masters forecasts the economy to slow rapidly and unemployment to rise to five per cent, with a recession the most probable outcome.  She also foresees persistent inflation, which will force the RBA to hold interest rates at the current level until May 2024.  If she’s right, investors are in for interesting times ahead. Continue…

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