Fund Updates

13 Feb 2025

3 Insights In 3 Minutes: Market Insights January

Markets never stand still.

As we start 2025, we’ve seen a strong rebound in many financial markets, but key risks remain. In this short video, our Managing Director and CIO Michael Skinner explores three critical areas shaping the year:

1. Interest Rate Expectations
2. Sector Rotations: Winners and Losers in 2025
3. Global Markets: Diverging Paths

Click the video below to view more:

Video

4 Feb 2025

Blackwattle Investment Partners Webinar

Watch our recent webinar featuring our senior investment team providing insights into key trends shaping our portfolios and financial markets as we enter 2025.

Investment Strategy

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.

To view the livewire article please click here

Video

16 Jan 2025

3 Insights In 3 Minutes: Market Insights December

Our Portfolio Manager and Partner Robert Hawkesford discusses financial markets in December, he explores:

– ASX Performance
– The US Fed and current ‘dot plots’
– And he glimpses into the 2025 year

Click the video below to view more:

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.

Please click the link to view more

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.

Fund Updates

29 Nov 2024

Conversations on the Couch: Episode 7 (Empire & Blackwattle)

Conversations on the Couch: This latest interview with Michael Skinner, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at Blackwattle Investment Partners marked 12 months of our partnership, and highlighted the unique approach Empire Financial Group takes to sourcing investment opportunities for our client portfolios.

This discussion talks about Blackwattle’s investment philosophy and the opportunities and challenges an emerging fund manager faces, and how our first 12 months of working together delivered a very pleasing result for our clients.

Click below to view

Video

20 Nov 2024

Webinar: Post Election Market Update

Hear from our Global Quality Fund Portfolio Manager, Sunny Bangia and Large Cap Quality Fund Portfolio Manager, Ray David, discuss a detailed look into current market dynamics following the recent U.S election.

Click the video below to view more:

More insights

Load More