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ASX breaks seven day winning streak, AUD starting to bite, tech under pressure The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) couldn’t take it’s winning run beyond seven days once again, falling 0.7% on the back of weakness in the technology sector, down 2.1%.  The weakness was twofold, with Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) facing US legal action seeking to have the company’s Instagram and…

Global credit will see a cyclical recovery in 2021 This year has certainly been one for the record books, leaving many to speculate what 2021 may bring. Given the expectations for a vaccine and the tremendous policy responses at work, Brian L. Kloss, Portfolio Manager at Brandywine Global, a global investment manager, believes there is…

One of the more impressive funds that The Inside Network has come across in recent years is the PineBridge Asia ex Japan Small Cap Equity Fund, which taps into the “long tail” of Asian exposure – the region’s small caps.  Of course, what is a “small-cap” is in the eye of the beholder: PineBridge defines…

ASX 200 starts the week higher, Metcash (ASX:MTS) smashes expectations, Rio, BHP near all-time highs, negative lead The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) weakened throughout the day but managed a fifth straight positive session closing 0.6% higher. Once again, the majority of the buying pressure came from the commodities sector, specifically iron ore, after the price spiked another…

After being awarded Fund Manager of the Year for 2020, you could be forgiven for expecting Pendal to rest on its laurels and cruise into the Christmas break. Yet following a year of turmoil and change the group has flagged a number of enhancements to its growing stable of funds, particularly around ESG and ethical…

Every fund manager talks about finding the next Amazon, Facebook, or Google, but very few are able to do it consistently. In fact, a broad majority of global equity strategies seem to live by the saying “if you can’t beat them, join them,” with the big tech names dominating value, growth, and every strategy in…

It’s the age-old battle, “value” versus “growth,” that seems to still polarise market participants and populate columns of the financial press. It has been a while since “value investing” made sense. The style has suffered a dreadful stretch of performance since the 2008 financial crisis. The Warren Buffett style of buying low (cheap) and selling…

Five straight winning weeks for the ASX, Nuix (ASX:NXL) leads IPO frenzy  The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) adding 0.3% on Friday behind continued strength in the materials and financials sectors, sending the index to its five straight weekly gain, albeit just 0.5%. The standout by far was Sandfire Resources (ASX:SFR) which added 28.6% as copper prices…

Miners push ASX higher, iron ore hits seven year high, Macquarie (ASX:MQG) on the hunt The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) added 0.4% on Thursday almost entirely on the back of the iron ore and mining sectors.  Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG) and BHP Ltd (ASX:BHP) were the leaders adding 13.3% and 4.9% respectively after the price of iron ore surged to…

Way back when it was possible to have relatively open conversations with company management and receive mostly unscripted responses. Nowadays the access is limited, and minders watch carefully for any possible deviation from the standard line. The politician response of saying whatever you want regardless of the question has clearly been taken on board. For…

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…

With attention focused on the record-breaking run of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), which now sits above 30,000 points for the first time, smaller companies continue to be neglected. Yet with the Russell 2000 currently over 20% higher in November alone, perhaps the tide is beginning to turn. One of the core premises of…