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16 Jul 2025

ausbiz: Stocking Up On More Burritos

Blackwattle CIO and Partner, Michael Skinner discusses with Juliette Saly on ausbiz the continued resilience in Australian and global markets despite ongoing economic uncertainty. Michael identifies industrial, healthcare, and technology sectors as offering notable investment opportunities, particularly where companies possess competitive advantages and sound valuations.

Guzman y Gomez (ASX:GYG), Life360 (ASX:360), and Hansen Technologies (ASX:HSN) were discussed in more detail as standout stocks:

  • GYG: Strong brand, growing demand for healthy fast food, and high foot traffic.
  • Life360: Impressive sales growth and a broadening customer base.
  • Hansen Technologies: Noted for stability and recurring revenues.

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Fund Updates

19 Jun 2025

ausbiz: All Roads In The AI Race Lead To Taipei

Hear from our Portfolio Manager and Partner, Sunny Bangia, as he discusses the opportunities in the artificial intelligence race with Juliette Saly from ausbiz.

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Investment Strategy

4 Feb 2025

Lessons Learned – Risk Management

At Blackwattle Investment Partners, we believe in sharing the stories behind our mistakes because these lessons drive both personal and professional growth.

Rather than shy away from mistakes, we embrace them as learning opportunities.

Here’s a story from our Portfolio Manager, Daniel Broeren, relating to investments during the Covid-19 era. Dan highlights the importance of effective risk management within both process and culture.

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Article

30 Jan 2025

3 Quality Stocks for 2025

Hear from our Blackwattle Mid Cap Quality team as they focus on investing in high-quality businesses over the longer term. In the Livewire article below they discuss three high-quality stocks, diversified across industries, that they believe are well-placed in 2025.

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3 Jan 2025

The Existential Risk Australia’s Rock Star Investors Are Facing

Our Portfolio Manager and Partner, Ray David and our Blackwattle Investment Partners’ Large Cap Quality team, provide insights into current market movements.

Ray highlights that:

“Index changes and the growth of momentum investing is having a disproportionate impact on company valuations,” says Blackwattle Investment Partners portfolio manager Ray David, who carries around a chart from Macquarie that shows index funds now account for 22 per cent of ASX 200 ownership – up from 13 per cent a decade ago.

David says market prices are increasingly set by passive investment flows, thematic ETFs and larger wholesale pools of money, leading to things like the “irrational exuberance” at CBA. Active managers – kings of the market 10 or 20 years ago – have fallen in the pecking order. Surely, that affects share prices.

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Article

17 Dec 2024

Fund Manager 2024 Wrapped – The Rise of Artificial Intelligence

As the year wraps up, we discuss seven big themes for ASX Investors in 2024, and the outlook for 2025.

The biggest theme this year was, “Artificial Intelligence (AI): The Rise of the Machines”.

Blackwattle Large Cap Portfolio Manager, Ray David, detail ASX beneficiaries poised to outperform in 2025, which extends beyond data centres and developers, but to data rich ASX companies and even the implications for electricity generation.

Pivotable moments in 2024 include Google DeepMind’s CEO, Demis Hassabis, announcing an ambitious $100 billion investment in AI tools, and OpenAI’s valuation soaring to $157 billion.

There were plenty of examples on show for ASX companies investing in AI, signaling a renaissance in business innovation driven by generative AI. This includes applications in:
Rio Tinto (RIO): Analyze historical exploration data.
Commonwealth Bank (CBA): Resolving 15,000+ transaction disputes.
Suncorp Group (SUN): Deployed AI to manage claims progress.
Sonic Healthcare (SHL): AI for faster disease diagnosis and detection.
IT Services: Review and summarize legal agreements.

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Fund Updates

12 Dec 2024

Proceed With Caution In These Stocks In 2025

Hear from our CIO Michael Skinner sharing his views on the Australian Market, noting the ASX 200’s 3.8% rise in November. He sees continued consumer spending and asset price growth but warns of risks from stretched valuations and geopolitical tensions.

Michael highlights technology stocks like Xero (ASX: XRO) as promising for 2025, citing revenue growth and disciplined cost management. However, he advises caution with expensive financials, indicating a struggle with current valuations.

Thank you Andrew Geoghegan and ausbiz for your support.

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Investment Strategy

3 Dec 2024

Lessons Learned – Business Fundamentals

At Blackwattle Investment Partners, we believe in sharing the stories behind our mistakes because these lessons drive both personal and professional growth.

Rather than shy away from mistakes, we embrace them as learning opportunities.

Here’s a story from our Portfolio Manager, Joe Koh, discussing an investment decision he made early in his career and key takeaways from his experience.

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