Opinion

Media pressure continues to grow on Hamish Douglass and the $100 billion Magellan Financial Group. After years of outperformance the flagship fund has been caught off guard by what Douglass himself described as ‘the best month in 26 years’ that was November 2020. As markets continue to move forward, Douglass and Magellan remained steadfast deciding…

There is a common perception in capital markets that real estate prices are most heavily influenced by interest rate movements. Proponents suggest that an increasing cost of capital and loans will ultimately result in different types of property losing its value. Not so, says Resolution Capital’s CIO, Andrew Parsons. In fact, he suggests that investors…

The Inside Network spoke with the managing director of Hiremii Group Limited (ASX: HMI), Chris Brophy, about Hiremii’s much-anticipated IPO, which is set to shake up the labour hire sector’s fast-evolving digital revolution. Listed on Tuesday (11 May), Hiremii is at the forefront of the transformation of the employment industry. For investors looking to take…

Raiz Invest (ASX: RZI) – The micro-investing app has announced its active customer numbers and its funds under management (FUM) statistics for the month to 30 April. The group is continuing to see strong growth as retail investors flock to the market.   The app continues to grow exponentially, up 96% over the last 12…

The growth vs. value debate has been well trodden. Growth has clearly won the day and the decade, almost solely due to the majority of technology companies falling into the growth camp. Powered by an incredible digitalisation and disruptive innovation trend, if you bought anything growing earnings it will likely have paid off. Value investing…

Falling out of the headlines surrounding AMP this week was the low-key decision for the group to shut its Dynamic Markets Fund and ETF (former ASX code DMKT). Established in 2000 and managed exclusively by Nader Naeimi for the last five years, the strategy struggled to gain traction, and assets, due to persistent underperformance. At…

Superannuation research house Chant West, part of the Zenith Investment Consulting group, this week published its quarterly performance update on the industry fund sector. Despite the volatility experienced in March, which spanned both bond and equity markets, returns continued to surprise on the upside in March. Chant West’s research seeks to differentiate between the (at…

We recently covered the mechanics of short-selling in our article, ‘how short selling really works’. This followed the huge popularity of the investment strategy amid the Reddit and GameStop saga earlier this year. In this article a number of benefits were raised ranging from the additional liquidity it provided to markets, the transparency it demanded…

The Nuix Ltd (ASX: NXL) share price went up around 7.5% today. It’s rebounding strongly. What’s happening? Nuix is seeing a recovery after the heavy selloff earlier in the week. It’s still down 11% from the end of last week. But now it isn’t down as much. A few days ago Nuix lowered its guidance for revenue…

Aussie Broadband co-founder and MD, Phil Britt, gave us a few minutes of his time to talk about his highly successful Internet Service Provider that has been kicking goals and winning customers from the big Telcos at an exponential rate. The company has been dubbed the “best internet service provider” and has won multiple awards,…

A close friend of mine purchased an electric scooter. Amazing little thing it is. Hardly makes a sound yet it can whizz you up to speeds of around 20-30km/hr for up to 65km before needing to recharge. I wanted one. Funny thing, I began noticing e-scooters all over the place. UberEats and Deliveroo zipping around…

“There is no alternative” – Margaret Thatcher This saying, shortened to TINA, has been among the most popular coming out of the investment industry over the last 12 months. Despite limited signs of the benefits of loose monetary policy, central banks doubled down in response to the pandemic, anchoring interest rates close to or below…