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Greek drama gets nerves jangling … again - 16/05/12

Once again, events in the eurozone are assailing investors’ confidence and causing them to flee share markets for the apparent safety of the US dollar and US government bonds. Greece is headed for a fresh general election after political leaders … 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 →

Regional Banks – Cheap, but are they worth investing in? - 29/03/12

Today we take a look at how the regional banks compare to their larger peers. Regional banks, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (ASX:BEN) and Bank of Queensland Limited (ASX:BOQ), are cheap on a fair assessment of intrinsic value today with … 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 →

Equity Ratio - 13/03/12

This is a measure of gearing in a company, but with a focus on equity. It shows the amount of each dollar of asset that is funded by equity as opposed to debt.

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 →

Regional Banks – Cheap but are they worth investing in? - 04/03/12

Following on from our work on the major banks, we take a look at the regional banks to see how they compare to their larger peers. (Read past articles on the major banks: Is a share in the banks suitable … 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 →