InvestNow News 10th May – Devon – Monthly Update – April 2019

Celebrating New Zealand Shares!

On the 23rd of April, the NZ share market index (S&P/NZX50) broke through the 10,000 level for the first time in its history. But a quick look back through the major headlines around that day suggest we were more focussed on weather forecasts for the upcoming holiday period. To us it’s simply puzzling that this major […]

By |2019-05-10T10:10:34+12:00May 10th, 2019|Fund Manager News|0 Comments

InvestNow News 10th May – Antipodes – An Introduction to the Antipodes Global Fund

May 2016

An interview with Jacob Mitchell, CIO of Antipodes Partners Limited. The interview discusses the investment strategy, philosophy and key facts behind Antipodes Global Fund.

This is a few years old, but nonetheless still worth a watch if you want to learn more about the Antipodes Global Fund.

Meet Jacob here >

By |2019-05-10T10:04:41+12:00May 10th, 2019|Fund Manager News|0 Comments

InvestNow News 10th May – AMP Capital – Market Watch – May 2019

7th May 2019 – Market Watch, with Greg Fleming (Head of Investment Strategy):

Greg rounds up what was a good month for asset returns, particularly across growth asset classes. He also looks ahead at potential rate cuts here and across the Tasman and the direction of both currencies, as well as previewing the upcoming Federal election in Australia. With geopolitical noise back in the frame, particularly the trade stand-off between the US and China, global risk appetite may be […]

By |2019-05-10T09:59:13+12:00May 10th, 2019|Fund Manager News|0 Comments

InvestNow News 10th May – Harbour Outlook – More Bright Spots Emerge

8th May 2019

Key points

  • Global share markets continued their rally in April, reflecting stronger global economic data and US corporate earnings
  • Global economic data picked up in April, led by China and the US, while Europe showed signs of improvement, albeit off a low base
  • US earnings season quashed fears of an earnings recession. At the time of writing, 390 companies in the S&P 500 had reported earnings, with 293 (75%) of them beating consensus earnings […]
By |2019-05-09T18:32:11+12:00May 9th, 2019|Fund Manager News|0 Comments

InvestNow News 10th May – AMP Capital – Quarterly Responsible Investing Update

31st March 2019 – Engagement update

Australia’s Modern Slavery Act passed into law in 2018, requiring Australian companies to start examining the human impacts of their supply chains. RIL managers have been talking to companies as they work through the implications for their business. Our managers have been asking companies to detect and address modern slavery in their supply chains for some time, so the legislative requirement is a positive development.

In the aftermath of the allegations raised in the Royal […]

By |2019-05-09T18:27:23+12:00May 9th, 2019|Fund Manager News|0 Comments

InvestNow News 10th May – Morphic – Monthly Report – April 2019

April 2019 – Ethical Investing in Focus

The fight against climate change has never been more critical and every Earth Day on 22nd of April reminds us that we all share in the responsibility to protect and preserve the planet. This year’s focus was the protection of threatened and endangered species. Wherever natural resources are exploited, one can observe a deteriorating natural environment. Aside from the moral implications of destroying the home of our fellow species, this […]

By |2019-05-09T18:23:19+12:00May 9th, 2019|Fund Manager News|0 Comments

InvestNow News 10th May – Mint – Portfolio Returns & Commentaries – April 2019

The NZ share market rose 1.7% in April and Australia rose 2.4%, following strong performance by overseas markets, with the US market up 4.0%, Germany +7.1%, France +4.9% and Japan +5.0%. Bond yields rose a little following the sharp drop in March. Reasonable economic data, a strong company reporting season in the USA, and increasing confidence in the prospects of a trade deal between the USA and […]

By |2019-05-09T18:17:18+12:00May 9th, 2019|Fund Manager News|0 Comments

InvestNow News 3rd May – AMP Capital – Quarterly Strategic Outlook April 2019

April 2019

The global economy is facing headwinds and tailwinds. The key headwind is the politics of trade and the agonisingly slow progress being made in resolving outstanding tensions. The tailwind is that labour markets are thus far still in good shape, employment growth remains robust and wage growth is nudging higher.

We are currently expecting global GDP growth of 3.4% in 2019, down on the 3.7% achieved in 2018, so we are clearly past the peak in the cycle. […]

By |2019-05-03T11:05:37+12:00May 3rd, 2019|Fund Manager News|0 Comments

InvestNow News 3rd May – Fisher – oOH! Media & the Australian election

Robbie Urquhart, Senior Portfolio Manager — Australian Shares 17 April, 2019

Last week Prime Minister Scott Morrison called the Australian federal election for the 18th May 2019, only a few weeks away.  It has felt as if the campaign has been in full swing for a lot longer than this given the amount […]

By |2019-05-03T10:55:45+12:00May 3rd, 2019|Fund Manager News|0 Comments

InvestNow News 3rd May – Fisher – The heart valve rockstar

Ashley Gardyne, Senior Portfolio Manager — International Shares17 April, 2019

There were two newsworthy developments for our portfolio company Edwards Lifesciences over the last month. Firstly, its breakthrough transcatheter aortic heart valve received some great clinical trial results, and secondly, Mick Jagger’s successful heart surgery provided this new technology with some well-deserved publicity.

By |2019-05-03T10:48:40+12:00May 3rd, 2019|Fund Manager News|0 Comments