Since the GFC, the world's central banks have got into the habit of publishing regular Financial Stability Reports (FSR). These documents are intended to function as an early warning system, by monitoring financial markets in order to...

Kevin Smith examines the misconceptions surrounding China's economic growth and provides insight gained from extensive engagement within the region. For such an important player in the world economy it is wildly misunderstood by many...

Disney's share price is up 25% in 2019 off the back of the announcement of its Disney+ streaming service and record-breaking Avengers: Endgame. But will trading a steady cashflow from cable TV for its content for a more risky cashflow from...

Harley Davidson, once a stock market darling and come-back king faces trouble ahead with hard-hitting consequences for its shareholders. A demographic seismic shift is occurring with those aged 19-35 (Millennials) and their younger cousins...

In our first note on Active Manager Skill in Australian Small Companies (February 2019) we highlighted that in order to determine if a manager can deliver long-term alpha over the cycle, we must assess their performance in conditions of...

After disposing of its truck fleet management business, TomTom is now an attractively valued pure play mapping data business, posing an interesting takeover target for either the management of the company who own 45% of the shares, or one...

The Cyan C3G Fund rose +3.2% in March, outperforming the ASX200 Accumulation Index by +2.47% and taking annualised performance since inception in August 2014 to +18.74% vs the Index's +6.74%.

Active management has successfully delivered alpha from Australian small companies over the long-term. Further, in periods when the dispersion of stock returns within the benchmark has been high, the median manager has delivered strong...

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