Defensive Equities: The best of both worlds

Few topics have had more headlines dedicated to them than discussions around predicting market peaks and troughs. This has become evident in the commentary amidst volatility caused by COVID-19. Have we seen the market bottom? 

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May 26th, 2020
 

Munro Partners’ quick switch to attack plan pays off

When markets crashed in February and March, Nick Griffin and his team set out a plan for navigating the crisis by switching from defence to offence. “We called it the attack plan,” the CIO of Munro Partners told The Australian.

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May 25th, 2020
 

Geoff Wilson: Principles for dealing with a crisis

Geoff Wilson, Founder of Wilson Asset Management and HM1 Director discusses the principles he has learnt navigating multiple market meltdowns over his career.

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May 20th, 2020
 

The Short Squeeze: Nick Griffin, Munro Partners

The Age's Lucy Battersby interviews chief investment officer Nick Griffin at the $1.4 billion fund Munro Partners about reporting season on Wall Street.

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May 18th, 2020
 

Tesla's new batteries set to make EVs as cheap as petrol cars

Tesla to introduce a new low-cost, long-life battery in its Model 3 sedan that it expects will bring the cost of electric vehicles in line with petrol models, and allow EV batteries to have second and third lives in the electric power grid.

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May 18th, 2020
 

Allan Goldstein of Cooper Investors talks Global Equities

Conference Manger, Allan Goldstein of Cooper Investors talks with James Gunn from The Inside Network. They discuss global equities and the Cooper’s strategy for successful investing.

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May 14th, 2020
 

Howard Marks on uncertainty, forecasting and doubt

Like many of us, Howard Marks has been at home for two months. It has given him plenty of extra time to be philosophical about markets, and it is reflected in his recent memo to clients, titled "Uncertainty".

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May 14th, 2020
 

When counterfactuals are hidden and histories alternative

As Australia sets to emerge from this once-in-a-century pandemic, some of us do wonder was it all worth it? If COVID-19 was not as bad as the forecasters led us to believe, did we need to impair the economy the way we did?

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May 12th, 2020
 

Phil King - Don't get too bullish too early

Phil King of Regal Funds Management discusses investing in the current environment and the importance of constantly asking yourself "Is my thesis still valid?", and as we have seen, COVID-19 has largely disrupted everyone's thesis.

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May 12th, 2020
 

The new normal: Opportunities and uncertainty are abundant

How should investors respond to the new normal that COVID-19 has forced investors to adapt? Jun Bei Liu of Tribeca Investment Partners discusses her thoughts.

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May 10th, 2020
 

The economy is not the market

Nick Griffin explains how the biggest names in the S&P 500 have in fact done well from the crisis, why he's even doubling down on some key themes and two reasons his fund is now more invested than last month. 

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May 8th, 2020
 

Reporting Season Roundup

Every quarter when reporting season rolls around, there are always new insights gleaned that can provide a broader read-through on emerging trends. Montaka provides from interesting insights into how companies are faring.

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May 5th, 2020
 

New treatment giving severe COVID-19 patients a fighting chance

The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute featured on 7News discussing their latest Covid-19 collaborative project.

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May 3rd, 2020
 

Don’t fall under FOMO’s market spell

Fear of missing out in a rallying stock market pushes many investors back into shares even when the outlook is poor. Bear markets usually last longer than we have seen so far during the coronavirus. Nick Griffin shares his thoughts.

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April 29th, 2020
 

How Tesla's Autopilot works

Recently, Andrej Karpathy, Head of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Tesla’s Autopilot Team, offered several interesting insights on how Autopilot works. Read ARK Invest's key takeaways. 

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April 27th, 2020
 

‘Bear market has way to go’: Regal Funds’ King warns investors of ‘false dawns and sucker rallies’

Phil King, CIO of Regal Funds warns investors of 'false dawns and sucker rallies'. King calls for investors 'to be patient and wait for the bull market'.

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April 26th, 2020
 

Hamish Douglass - COVID-19, a Black Swan event

Hamish Douglass of Magellan discusses Covid-19, a classic Black Swan Event on Inside the Rope with David Clarke. 

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April 23rd, 2020
 

Masters of the Market with Nick Griffin

Master of the Market's Chris Judd spoke with Munro Partners' CIO Nick Griffin to discuss his personal investment history and the investment philosophy and approach of the Munro Partners team.

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April 16th, 2020
 

This isn't stimulus...it's compensation

Nick Griffin, Chief Investment Officer and Conference Manager shares his thoughts on the pandemic in an insightful and easy to understand analysis. 

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April 15th, 2020
 

How low can we go?

Tom Cowan, the founder of TDM Growth Partners (one of our core fund managers), wrote this in response to a client email he received and it was too good not to share. 

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April 9th, 2020
 

Ray Dalio: The Mechanics of the War Economy

What is happening now would have been unimaginable not long ago. It was only unimaginable because it had never happened in our lifetimes. Ray Dalio explains the mechanics of the War Economy.

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March 30th, 2020
 

Livewire: Two big issues for markets

When COVID-19 first made headlines, in China, then worldwide, global market reactions were complacent. It was perceived as a primarily Chinese issue, reminiscent of the SARS outbreak of the early 2000s...

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March 30th, 2020
 

WSJ: The Real Cure for Coronavirus

Governments are frantically trying to contain and combat the coronavirus, and those efforts are important, but the world’s best hope is private innovation.

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March 29th, 2020
 

European Bank dividends suspended

A summary of the ECB's update asking banks not to pay dividends until at least October 2020.

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March 27th, 2020
 

Ray Dalio: The Changing World Order

I believe that the times ahead will be radically different from the times we have experienced so far in our lifetimes, though similar to many other times in history.

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March 26th, 2020
 

Livewire: What the government's super bombshell means for you

The Federal government announced that members who had lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic would be able to access their super balances early. What does this mean for you?

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March 25th, 2020
 

Yuval Noah Harari: the world after coronavirus

This storm will pass. But the choices we make now could change our lives for years to come. Read this opinion piece by Yuval Noah Harari, author of ‘Sapiens’, ‘Homo Deus’ and ‘21 Lessons for the 21st Century’.
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March 20th, 2020
 

The Coronavirus: Innovation Gains Traction During Tumultuous Times

Conference Fund Manager, Cathie Wood explains how innovation thrives during tumultuous times. 

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March 17th, 2020
 

Top 10 Questions from Magellan's Investor Series

From coronavirus and climate change, to cyber security issues and the upcoming US election, Hamish Douglass and Michael Morell tackle the top 10 most commonly asked questions from attendees at their annual Magellan Investor Roadshow.

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March 16th, 2020
 

Video: Marcus Guzzardi, Cooper Investors

Chris Judd interviews Marcus Guzzardi, from Cooper Investors, one of our Core Fund Managers. 

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March 3rd, 2020


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