Alternatives

In this article we compare heavyweights Magellan and ClearBridge (previously known as RARE Infrastructure) and their respective infrastructure-focused strategies. While Magellan and its CEO Hamish Douglass need no introduction, the infrastructure fund is run by Gerald Stack. He joined Magellan in 2007 and is both head of investments and head of infrastructure, leading the team…

This is not another “now is the time for value” story. Really. Perhaps the unique nature of the market’s record run in growth over value has been to do with our definition of value. Here are some alternative thoughts. According to a paper from Amundi Asset Management, ‘Do Not Give Up on Fundamental Valuations’, investors are struggling…

For some investors, raising the idea of investing in corporate private debt brings almost immediate questions about the risk of default, the security of the loan and even why a company would raise debt and not equity. Yet almost every day we make debt-like investments, a term deposit being the simplest, through which you are…

In this article we compare infrastructure heavyweights Magellan and ClearBridge (previously known as RARE Infrastructure) and their strategies. While Magellan and its CEO Hamish Douglass need no introduction, the house’s infrastructure fund is run by Gerald Stack. He joined Magellan in 2007 and is concurrently head of investments, head of infrastructure and portfolio manager; he …

There are a plethora of reasons for advisers to dismiss Bitcoin and other crypto assets as a worthy holding in clients’ investment portfolios. For one, they’re for the most part unregulated. To say they’re volatile is an understatement. Let’s not forget the serious fraud and theft concerns that accompany it. But crypto is here to…

High iron ore prices are unlikely to have escaped the attention of Australian investors given the inevitable BHP or RIO holdings. Commodities, in general, have left many other traded goods in their dust over the past twelve months. Lumber, pulp, rubber and chemicals have been joined by gas prices to take the IHS Markit Material…

Part 2 – Apollo Capital Fund It has been a busy few months for Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency world. Bitcoin’s price rocketed to an all-time high of US$51,785 this month on reports that Tesla would now accept bitcoin as payment for its cars and other products. And so, while the price of cryptocurrencies has started…

While listening to a conference by multi-asset investment manager, Ruffer LLP – an event we covered here – it became evident that most portfolios are inadequately prepared for the future that lies ahead. While UK-based Ruffer is little-known in Australia, the group manages over GBP$21 billion ($37.5 billion) across most asset classes, and recently received…

Founder and Senior Portfolio Manager Nick Langley at RARE Infrastructure, now named Clearbridge Investments, has put out a short note outlining the infrastructure sector as one area that remains bright despite the pandemic. According to Langley “there is a confluence of issues, events and realities that cause us to be extremely positive about the potential…

After what has been a busy (and impressive) year for relative new-comer Federation Asset Management, it could have been forgiven for putting the cue in the rack come Christmas. Yet the group, led by ex-Macquarie banker Cameron Brownjohn, just launched what may be an Australian first: a pure-play investment fund investing in the renewable energy…

An interview with Will Baylis, Portfolio Management of Sustainable Equity at Martin Currie. Thank you so much for joining us Will, it would be great to get an insight into what you are seeing for the year ahead and to take our readers through the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.  Starting on a more…

Long-short strategies, which involve giving a fund manager the flexibility to profit when share prices rise or fall, were gaining traction before the pandemic. The trend has continued to accelerate since, but they remain an under-represented part of most investor portfolios. Whether due to a lack of understanding or perceived higher risk, heightened equity market…