JASON TEH | Are Australian bond-like proxies going to suffer a bondcano moment? Certainly, stocks that have defensive characteristics have been sold down in recent months. And bond bears would have it that they are collateral damage from rising US yields. However, we believe this is a false narrative. Hence, we need to go back […]
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD | Daniel Mueller, portfolio manager at Vertium Asset Management, was sceptical about the merits of any merger, noting the retailers were trying to get out of leases not increase their footprints. “Some of the leases Myer is in are very long. You can’t go: ‘I’ll take over and hand the keys back […]
JASON TEH | …Or that is what some equity pundits masquerading as bond experts want you to believe. They predict that a ‘bondcano’ of rising interest rates will lead to collapsing prices for bonds and bond-like proxies. Over the last few months, this hype about rising global interest rates reached fever pitch due to: US […]
BLOOMBERG | “Now that they’re more focused on their Australian assets, it’s a company that tends to run itself,” said Daniel Mueller, a fund manager at Vertium Asset Management in Sydney who downplayed the significance of Packer’s departure from the board. “He’s got a lot of people around him, some of whom are on the […]
AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW | Vertium Asset Management portfolio manager Jason Teh said investors would be keen to see the shape of the to-be-floated Viva company, and to discover the motivation for an IPO, whether to raise capital for future funding or to exit the business. “As long as you’ve got consistent growing earnings I think […]
4-TRADERS | Daniel Mueller, a portfolio manager and analyst at Wesfarmers shareholder Vertium Asset Management, said the spinoff is a “bit of a masterstroke by management,” saying Coles appears undervalued compared with Woolworths. Read full article in 4-Traders
AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW | Debate in the market around asset ownership options for Caltex has intensified since the successful spin-off of petrol station real estate trusts by Viva Energy, which bought Shell’s refining and marketing business in Australia, and by APN Property Group, the first such trusts involving that type of asset. “It’s a relatively […]
NEWS.COM.AU | Myer is likely to be “crushed” in the not-too-distant future by a deadly “pincer move” in part orchestrated by the embattled department store’s own landlord, an equities analyst has warned. Daniel Mueller from Vertium Asset Management has likened Myer’s situation — and potential competition from Westfield owner Scentre Group — to that of struggling US […]
DANIEL MUELLER | What do Amazon, Buffett and Sydney CBD retail have in common? You know about Amazon and its potential to destroy retailers. While Amazon’s Australian launch last December was somewhat underwhelming, one could consider it a ‘soft’ launch. Whether it’s next year or next decade, odds are Amazon will get its offering right. […]
AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW | Daniel Mueller, portfolio manager at Vertium Asset Management, said that Sydney Airport may have “left a bit of powder dry” on the dividend forecast, with investors hoping for a slightly higher dividend of around 38¢. Read full article in the Australian Financial Review
