JASON TEH, Chief Investment Officer | Exchange traded funds (ETFs) and passive investing are disrupting the active funds management industry. While passive funds have been around for decades global flows into ETF assets have recently surged past US$4 trillion. Australia’s ETF market is a fraction of the world at around A$90 billion and is expected […]
“We have delivered on our commitments and we are laying the foundations for future growth into the next decade”. These were former CEO David Thodey’s comments at Telstra’s (TLS) first half 2015 results. The market lapped up his comments and the company’s PE multiple hit 18x, a level not seen since the technology boom in […]
By JASON TEH, Vertium Asset Management Chief Investment Officer As a Sydney-based fund manager I always look forward to presenting on adviser roadshows. Last week’s tour in Victoria was no exception, with a range of financial adviser briefings in Geelong and Ballarat – accompanied by Copia Distribution Manager Mani Papakonstantinos. Vertium Chief Investment Officer Jason […]
Are you the type that applies sunscreen before you get exposed to the summer sunshine, or do you prefer to wait a while and apply if you start to see pink? We’ll get to why that matters later. There’s an interesting dynamic playing out in the performance tables of Australian equity income funds. In an […]
If you thought building a retirement portfolio with interest rates at 0.75% was challenging enough, brace yourself for a new gauntlet being thrown down by our Canberra legislators. In a move that’s likely to change the way retirement portfolios are designed, the Federal Government is introducing a retirement income covenant that will require superannuation trustees […]
You’ve got to feel for those in our industry charged with constructing retirement portfolios for financial advice groups. It’s hard to recall a more challenging time in which to build a portfolio that can yield liveable income, while satisfying the risk criteria of the average retiree. And it’s not because the risk appetite of retirees […]
Financial advisers may need to consider allocating more to defensive equity strategies for retiree clients to defend their income, according to Vertium Asset Management, a Copia investment partner. In its June quarter research paper, the equity income fund manager compared the past seven share market corrections during global slowdowns since 1990 to the most recent […]
Bear markets are great! Let me explain. Lower prices mean greater future returns. Bear markets always occur during global slowdowns as investor confidence is shaken from lower growth expectations. It is only when investor expectations are low that the foundation is set for fantastic returns. The usual definition of a bear market is based on […]
To cut or not cut? That is the question facing the National Australia Bank (NAB) Board. Just over a week ago, NAB announced another customer remediation provision, this time a whopping $749 million before tax for 1H19. Unsurprisingly, NAB announced a review of its dividend settings. We wrote about the looming risk of a NAB […]
The most talked about harbinger of a recession is the inverted yield curve. Google trends show recent internet searches on “inverted yield curve recession” have reached a fever pitch. Source: Google trends It is interesting to note that in February 2005 the same search terms also reached extreme levels. Yes, a global recession did occur […]
