Yesterday
Regal says Platinum business a ‘melting ice cube’
CEO Brendan O’Connor told the Macquarie Conference the struggling global equities manager wanted too much money for a business with rapidly declining assets.
This Month
Here’s how Warren Buffett influenced Australia’s top fund managers
From Rob Luciano to Geoff Wilson and John Abernethy, Australia’s best stock pickers reflect on the impact that the Oracle of Omaha have had on their careers
ASX to climb ahead of major bank results and ‘confession season’
Futures indicate that the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index is set to rise 0.4 per cent, or by 32 points, to 8280 at the opening bell on Monday.
Investors brace for ASX reality check as ‘confession season’ looms
Fund managers are preparing for a wave of earnings downgrades to hit the bourse next week as companies shift guidance at the Macquarie conference.
Here’s where this early backer of Afterpay is invested now
Resolution Capital’s Sarah Lau says the ASX is an infrastructure desert, names some overseas stock bets and explains why she is backing nuclear.
ASX rebound is more hedge fund trading than recovery, strategists warn
Pundits say the ASX 200 rally to a two-month high is probably just hedge funds covering their short positions rather than a rise based on fundamentals.
April
New Endeavour chief Jayne Hrdlicka finds backers in Mathieson, Wylie
The former Virgin Australia managing director will have to stare down restive investors when she takes over at the Dan Murphy’s and BWS owner next year.
Fundies bet on ‘dividend surprise’ from ASX gold miners
Investors are expecting bigger dividends from miners this year as gold prices are forecast to hit historical highs amid Donald Trump’s trade war.
LHC Capital’s quarterly returns fall on big technology bets
The Sydney-based boutique hedge fund remains confident, however, that its positions in stocks such as Life360 and WiseTech will pay off.
Perth fundie tips this ASX small cap to re-rate
Endeavour Asset Management’s Hayden Beamish is using the tariff-induced sell-off to load up on certain stocks, and tips Smart Parking as a good buy.
Macquarie joins stampede away from stocks and bonds investing
Macquarie Asset Management will hive off $285 billion in public assets in North America and Europe and sell to a Japanese financial giant.
ASX climbs as energy stocks soar; Challenger up 10pc
Shares advance at the closing bell; Insignia Financial extends due diligence period for private equity suitors; Challenger rallies after narrowing profit guidance; robust jobs data.
Regal’s King says his hedge funds will recover from March madness
The high-profile stock picker says there are plenty of opportunities as he reassures rattled investors that a horror month can be turned around in the long term.
L1 Capital shorts the banks to defy a gloomy month for hedge funds
Even an astute call to short James Hardie, which saw its shares slump on a poorly received merger deal, was not enough to turn Ten Cap’s returns positive.
Tech bros left reeling in ‘dizzying’ Trump tariff back and forth
“Those donations they made to get Trump elected are being rewarded,” wrote one analyst after key electronics were exempted. Then the White House changed its mind.
This short seller is scooping up ASX stocks amid the mayhem
Blackwattle hedge fund manager Ray David has been snapping up cheap companies after US President Donald Trump unleashed a wave of new tariffs last week.
Investors find refuge on ASX as Wall Street giants lose their lustre
The slump in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq has been far more pronounced than the local market this week, just as traders dump the US government bond and greenback.
Eight ideas on how to play a roller-coaster sharemarket
Uncertainty abounds – will global tariffs make a return? How far will a China trade war go? But some of our biggest investors are seeing big opportunities.
Hedge fund manager John Hempton’s shorts pay off after horror months
Bronte Capital’s latest quarterly performance has delivered some reprieve for investors after Hempton put his struggling short-selling strategy under review late last year.
Why this fundie has doubled down on Pro Medicus
Naos Asset Management’s Robert Miller says the ASX listed medical imaging company is well worth its $204 price tag and talks volatility over the past few days.