Companies

The Dividend Detective - 11/05/12

Written by analyst Adrian Ezquerro, The Dividend Detective is a weekly column published every Wednesday of the Wealth Section in The Australian. We have consistently maintained that solid and growing dividend income streams are an important element of the total … Continue reading →

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 →

Introducing our income stock portfolio - 27/04/12

PORTFOLIO POINT: This new income stock portfolio aims to deliver returns of 8% over a 12 month period. Following last week’s launch of Clime’s model growth portfolio, I introduce an income portfolio which combines the expected income returns from listed … Continue reading →

A review of recent past and our outlook - 24/04/12

During September last year, markets were capitulating under a weight of worry flowing from a potential default by Greece plus the deteriorating fiscal positions of both Italy and Spain. There were more concerns in October when the German Administration “seemed” … Continue reading →

Super funds should axe mediocre stock, says Clime’s Mr 24pc - 22/04/12

The following article written by Andrew Main appeared in weekend edition of The Australian, 21 – 22 April 2012. VETERAN fund manager John Abernethy has used a strong performance by his Clime Australian Value Fund to take a swipe at … Continue reading →

Introducing our growth stock portfolio - 20/04/12

PORTFOLIO POINT: This new growth stock portfolio aims to deliver returns of at least 10% p.a.compound over the next three to five years. Today I am introducing my growth stock portfolio for Eureka Report readers, which has been designed using … Continue reading →

The evolution of mediocracy - 28/03/12

“It is not the strongest of the species, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” – Charles. R. Darwin (1887) There is much in that observation by Charles Darwin that describes … Continue reading →

Return on Equity - 23/03/12

Return on Equity is a measure of how efficient a company is at generating profits. In order to calculate the value of a company’s stock we need to consider the profitability of that company. Profitability vs. Profit – how to … 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 →

Stock Code - 13/03/12

A unique code issued to companies by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and used by investors to identify listed companies.