Aussie Equities Month in Review (Nov 2019)
- The ASX 200 gained 3.3% and outperformed global markets again.
- IT (11.0%), Communication Services (9.6%), Healthcare (8.9%) and Consumer Staples (8.2%) were the best-performing sectors.
- The biggest hurdle for investors in Australia is valuation.
- The combination of falling downgrades and upgrades more in line with long-term averages means that earnings certainty is back to around normal levels for the ASX200 universe.
- The RBA laid out its plans for providing additional monetary support should it be required, in a speech by RBA Governor Phillip Lowe.
- BIN raised guidance on better operational performance of existing recycling plants and the impact of the Dial-a-Dump acquisition.
Appen is engaged in the provision of speech and search technology services which provide more than 150 languages. Co. is also engaged in the provision of solutions for clients create engaging products with accurate speech interfaces and relevant content ranging from web sites, to maps, images, and merchandise.
Bingo Industries is engaged in the provision of waste management solutions for domestic and commercial business, the operation of state of the art recycling centers and the manufacture of bins. Co. has two operating segments consisting of Collections and Post Collections. The Collections segment's primary business is the collection and transportation of building, demolition, industrial and commercial waste from customers to post-collection facilities. Post Collections consists of a network of ten resource recovery and recycling centers located in New South Wales. Co. diverts waste from landfill by sorting and processing mixed waste recieved from customers to be reused or recycled.
G8 Education is engaged in the operation of early education centres owned by Co., and ownership of early education centre franchises. Co. operates in Australia and Singapore.
NearMap is engaged in online aerial photomapping via its 100% owned subsidiaries, Nearmap Australia Pty Ltd. and Nearmap US Inc. Co. is an online PhotoMap™ content provider that creates maps. Co. licenses its content to a range of customers such as government agencies and the commercial sector as well as small to medium enterprises.
Westpac Banking is a banking organization with branches, affiliates and controlled entities throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia and in the Pacific region. Co. provides a range of banking and financial services in these markets, including consumer, business and institutional banking and wealth management services. Co. is engaged in the provision of financial services including lending, deposit taking, payments services, investment portfolio management and advice, superannuation and funds management, insurance services, leasing finance, general finance, interest rate risk management and foreign exchange services. As of Sep 30 2017, Co. had total assets of A$851,875,000,000.
About us:
- The business is a Proprietary Limited Australian company that is owned and fully operated by Shane Lee from a small office in Sydney’s CBD.
- Shane worked for 17 years in Sydney-based senior research roles (economist, equity strategist and bond strategist) in global and regional investment banks and a domestic commercial bank prior to starting Macro Strategy Advisors. These roles straddled the asset classes making him uniquely positioned to advise multi-asset investors. He worked for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) for 3 years as a housing, commercial property and equity market analyst and a liquidity forecasting specialist. He worked as a structural engineer in Queensland for 10 years prior to his career at the RBA.
Aim of our business:
- To partner with our clients in their aim to maximise returns. We provide timely, independent and thought-provoking research on thematic macro issues that are impacting or could impact financial markets. We aim to produce research that prompts our clients to question their assumptions.
Services:
- A fortnightly research note.
- Regular presentations and data support delivered by understanding our clients interests and investment process.
- We also in work in confidence to investigate, analyse and report on issues at our clients direction. This work is done on a project-by-project basis.
- As an Australian based business, the main focus is analysing how domestic and global issues impact Australian investors. However, our global and domestic insights are also valued by our offshore clients.
Our Edge:
- Our low cost base relative to our competitors allows us to provide a quality product at a reasonable cost.
- We are fully independent and don’t support a banking function or any third party. We have no interests other than providing our clients with the best possible research.
- Our focus is not point forecasting, but providing rigorous analysis and insight. We don’t routinely focus on the top or bottom 10% of likely outcomes to create a headline.
- Shane’s background in engineering has provided clients with unique insights into global infrastructure and domestic housing issues.
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