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1 Oct 2024

Selling your bank shares? Here’s three small-cap alternatives to consider

While shares of Australia’s major banks have delivered strong gains this year, high valuations, structural pressures, and the looming threat of RBA rate cuts – with the potential to squeeze margins – are clouding the outlook for future returns. For those selling bank shares to lock in profits, but keen to retain exposure to Financials that still offer significant growth potential, lead Portfolio Manager, Robert Hawkesford discusses with livewire markets three small-cap alternatives to consider.
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News

25 Sep 2024

ausbiz: Mergers and Acquisitions

Hear from our lead Senior Analyst, Peter Wilson, on ausbiz outlining the significance of Blackstone’s $24 billion acquisition of AirTrunk. Peter highlights the acquisition as a benchmark in the data centre sector. He asserts that high-quality data centre providers like AirTrunk command premium prices compared to average providers, debunking the notion that any capital-backed entity can succeed in the market. Peter also provides an update on the Webjet demerger and performance following its listing on the ASX.

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Article

11 Sep 2024

Personal Trading by Fund Managers – A Conflict and Distraction

We started Blackwattle Investment Partners in an attempt to elevate Funds Management for our clients, investors, staff, and our communities.

But it’s not just about us – our entire industry can, and should, do better.

Too many fund managers have drifted away from their core fiduciary responsibility to their clients.

One glaring issue stands out: Personal Trading (‘PA Trading’) by fund managers.

PA Trading is an undeniable conflict of interest, and serves as a significant distraction.

It compromises the integrity of the investment management industry and can ultimately harm investment returns.

It is clearly not aligned with a client’s best interest.

The solution is: Eliminate it. Ban it. Abolish it.

An Industry Call to Action

The funds management industry must acknowledge the inherent risks, conflicts, and the distraction posed by Personal Trading.

By eliminating this practice, we can build trust and better align ourselves with the best interests of our clients.

At Blackwattle, we have already implemented a strict no-personal-trading policy, reinforcing our commitment to always act in our clients’ best interests.

In fact, we have committed over $15,000,000 of our own personal capital, alongside our clients, into the Blackwattle Funds.

We call on regulators, industry bodies, and fellow fund managers to join us in banning the practice of PA Trading.

Setting high ethical standards is our responsibility.

To Our Clients

Whether you’re a large superannuation fund, or an individual investor, we encourage you to demand accountability.

Personal trading has no place in fund management.

Together, let’s push the industry to put the clients’ interest first.

Letter to industry click here
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News

21 Aug 2024

Blackwattle: Beware the back half (of reporting season)

Our Blackwattle Investment Partners CIO Michael Skinner shares his views on how reporting season is going so far with ausbiz.

Key Points:

  • The earnings overview of Australian ASX companies
  • An observed trend of smaller companies performing better than larger ones
  • Analysis of ResMed’s (ASX:RMD) market position and potential growth

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Article

29 Jul 2024

3 Insights in 3 Minutes

Our Portfolio Manager and Partner Ray David discusses recent market events below. He explores:

1: The Australian Market

– The ASX200 is up significantly over the last 12 months.
-Technology has been the best-performing sector, mirroring the performance of US equity markets.
– Cyclical sectors, such as commodities, have underperformed.
– The three best-performing stocks for the ASX100 were Pro Medicus (PME) +119%, Altium (ALU) +86%, and Goodman Group (GMG) +75%.
– The worst performers were lithium stocks, with the bottom three being IGO, Liontown Resources (LTR), and Arcadium.

2: Why Investors Are Excited by Technology Stocks

– Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a strong thematic driving a new investment cycle.
– Most gains in ASX tech stocks have been due to PE re-rating, except for Goodman Group, which has seen earnings expectations increase by 210% since 2019.
– Goodman Group has positioned itself well by converting industrial property sites into ready sites for data centers, realizing significant gains.

3: What Else Is Driving Markets?

– Banks have been strong performers, increasing by 30% over 12 months, surprising many investors.
– The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has re-rated to over 22x EPS, making it the most expensive bank in the world with a flat earnings profile.

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