Opinion

With reporting season over, the market shifts its focus back to Covid-19, the percentage vaccinated, and the likely impact lockdowns will have caused on company earnings. In some cases the impact will have been a positive one, but in many cases it will have been a negative. Roger Montgomery, founder and chief investment officer of…

Stockbroking house Morgans has released its ‘best ideas’ research note for September. The paper outlays some of Morgan’s best ideas that offer the highest risk-adjusted returns over a 12-month timeframe supported by a higher-than-average level of confidence. Here are six of the firm’s best picks: Universal Store (ASX:UNI) – UNI’s main activity is the selling…

“Iron ore remains a commodity that polarises the market,” according to Ausbil’s local investment team. Among the stable of strategies it runs is the Ausbil Global Resources Fund which, as the name suggests, must have a strong view on almost every major commodity. 2021 has been dominated by talk of another commodity super-cycle. Buoyed by…

Small and mid-cap global equity specialist, Bell Asset Management, this week released a paper outlining its best ideas for the rest of the year. In the paper, titled “COVID Opportunists,” the group has identified six global leaders that have emerged stronger through the pandemic. During a year when Covid-19 ravaged company earnings, these six companies…

The Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG) share price is on watch today after giving investors an update regarding its HY22 progress. Macquarie’s update The global investment bank said that it’s expecting the FY22 first half profit to be slightly down on the FY21 second half profit, despite a solid FY22 first quarter. It mentioned that the FY22 first…

Investor uncertainty appears to be returning to markets. Volatility has returned to the ASX 200 as spiralling commodity prices dragged the benchmark index lower. The economic impact of COVID-19, US taper talk and inflation concerns continue to present short term risks. On the other side of the globe in Europe, the sentiment is generally more…

The new direct-to-consumer investment platform Sharesies, a New Zealand-based shares platform which opened in Australia this year, has embarked on another capital-raising round, valuing the four-year old company at NZ$400 million (A$384 million) or more. It is understood Sharesies is seeking NZ$50 million in the latest capital top-up – the third or fourth in a…

When the going gets tough. COVID-19 has presented sudden and unexpected challenges for most asset classes. Risk assets took an alarming hit but rebounded strongly, while defensive assets were mixed, with bonds performing weakly and cash not worth mentioning. Wherever investors were invested at the time of the shock, they no doubt paid much closer…

Property group Home Consortium (ASX: HMC), or HomeCo for short, will soon list its new healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), called HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT (ASX: HCW) on the ASX, raising $650 million. It is another major step from the renowned management team, which floated the original business at a time that many…

Could the Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG) share price be worth looking at for its 24% dividend yield? Fortescue’s huge dividend yield? The iron ore giant is expected to pay a huge dividend in FY22, which is the financial year we’re now in. CommSec’s data suggests a dividend of $3.38 per share in FY22. That’s a…

Blackmore Capital Equity Investors, known for its ability to pick high-quality investment opportunities for the long term, recently discussed reporting season and changes it has made to its portfolio to capture upside potential. The Australian market has been hitting record highs supported by a better-than-expected recovery in company profits. Blackmore Capital says: “the S&P/ASX 200…

The World Container Index (WCI) has hit record highs, tripling in price in the last 12 months. Why should you care? The acceleration of the Delta-variant COVID-19 via outbreaks in several counties has slowed global container turnaround rates, delayed parcel deliveries and sent spot prices through the roof. What that all translates to is higher…