In this week’s video insight David provides an update on our global equity partner Polen Capital including how the Polen Capital Global Emerging Markets Growth Team selects what they believe are high quality 25-40 companies with difficult-to-replicate competitive advantages.

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The RBA is “resolute in its determination to return inflation to target and will do what is necessary to achieve that.” Last week’s 25 basis point rise to the official cash rate, now sitting at 3.6 per cent, forms part of the RBA’s approach to reign inflation back into the 2-3 per cent target range, implying that further pain is ahead. Continue…

by Brett Craig Posted in Aura Group.

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Everyone’s talking about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) – the largest bank failure since the global financial crisis – and debating whether it’s the start of another financial crisis. There’s Bill Ackman on one side of the Twitterverse, suggesting more banks will collapse like dominos, while on the other side, there’s U.S. President Joe Biden, who points to the safeguards introduced after the global financial crisis to stop another financial crisis from occurring again. Continue…

by Roger Montgomery Posted in Editor's Pick, Financial Services, Global markets.

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On 7 March, funeral services provider, Invocare (ASX:IVC), received an unsolicited, non-binding indicative offer from giant U.S. private equity firm, TPG Global. TPG offered to buy all the shares in IVC through a scheme of arrangement for $12.65 per share – a 40 per cent premium to its previous close. Based on a quick calculation, I think this is a pretty good deal for IVC shareholders. Continue…

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Roger joined Ausbiz to discuss the significance of real interest rates on markets, real rates measure your purchasing power or the change in your purchasing power. At the moment the fear is real rates could turn positive. Watch: From boom to bust: how rising real rates could impact the stock market

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For all the doom and gloom being proffered by various analysts it might surprise you to learn the Australian economy is actually growing. And it grew 2.7 per cent over the last year. Sure, the rate of growth might be slowing, but we’re still growing. Continue…

by Roger Montgomery Posted in Investing Education.

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Just a cursory glance at the share price history of QBE Insurance Group (ASX:QBE) is enough to scare most investors away. After hitting a high of around $34 back in 2007, the stock has more than halved to around $15. But a new management team seems to be steering the business in the right direction, and many analysts see QBE as a turnaround story. Continue…

by Sean Sequeira Posted in Companies, Editor's Pick, Stocks We Like.

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Stick.er’-Shock’, noun. shock or dismay experienced by the potential buyers of a particular product on discovering its high or increased price. The market suffered a serious case of sticker shock overnight after the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, addressed the U.S. Senate Banking Committee in the first of two hearings on Capitol Hill this week, opening the door to raising rates higher and faster than recently anticipated. Continue…

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