Australian Dollar

Budget ‘must reveal’ mining tax details, says fund manager - 06/05/12

The following article (featuring, John Abernethy) written by Mitchell Bingemann was published in The Australian, 7 May 2012. Clime Asset Management founder John Abernethy has called on companies hit by the government’s controversial mining tax to immediately disclose the financial … Continue reading →

Looking into the future - 15/03/12

“… to our mind it is more sensible to focus on that which is more predictable – the likely changes to the economic environment over the next 3 to 5 years. From this we can focus on what is important … Continue reading →

Transparency, simplicity in ASIC mix - 07/03/12

The following article (featuring CIO, John Abernethy) was published in the Australian Financial Review, 8 March 2012. It’s good Greg Medcraft, chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, supports the creation of a listed corporate bond market (“ASIC rings … Continue reading →

What do changes in interest rates mean for equities? - 27/02/12

Following two calendar years of negative returns many investors have retreated from equities in favour of cash deposits and bonds which has seen local bonds rally and yields fall to remarkable levels amid elevated levels of fear and uncertainly. We … Continue reading →

Quality’s vital in a ‘grinding’ market - 18/02/12

The following article featuring John Abernethy appeared in The Australian, February 18, 2012. CLIME Asset Management founder John Abernethy calls it a “grinding” year ahead in the stockmarket. The founder of a firm with more than $260 million under management, … Continue reading →

The direction of the $A will determine how strong the Australian equity market will be this year - 01/02/12

The international picture To the surprise of many, world equity markets have begun 2012 with a bit of a flurry. It certainly would have surprised the billionaires, the politicians, the economists, the hedge fund managers and the strategists who attended … Continue reading →

Outlook for 2012 – What does Clime see for the future? - 27/01/12

Written by John Abernethy To begin with, we have consistently suggested in our communications that there has been no hurry to become fully invested in the listed equity market. The outlook for the past two years has been difficult and … Continue reading →

Is this the most important chart in Australia? - 10/01/12

On the 3rd January, the Reserve Bank of Australia released its monthly index on commodity prices, possibly the most important chart for the Australian economy at present. The index showed a slight decline of 1% in the series for the … Continue reading →

There are signs of hope amid the market gloom - 31/12/11

Paul Zwi comments on the following piece by Tim Boreham’s published in The Australian, 31 December 2011. MARKET watchers expect an improved 2012 after the local bourse’s abysmal showing in calendar 2011 but warn that trading may get worse before … Continue reading →

Clear eyes see through difficult times - 07/09/11

The following interview with John Abernethy featured in the The Australian, Wealth on Wednesday 7 September 2011. – – – – – – – – – – – – – Clime Investment Management’s John Abernethy. Picture: Jeremy Piper Source: The Australian … Continue reading →