Robert Swift, portfolio manager of the TAMIM Global High Conviction strategy, suggests three vitally important principles to see you through this coronavirus crisis.
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This week we would like to revisit a topic on everyone’s minds, that is the impact of the SARS CoV-2 or Covid-19. With the WHO declaration of a pandemic and emergency, we figured that it might be worthwhile digging a little deeper into the actual virus.
Robert Swift takes a brief look at the year that was 2019 and casts his eye toward 2020. What should we expect to see and where might we find risk appropriate returns?
Kevin Smith, of Delft Partners and portfolio manager of the TAMIM Asia Small Companies Fund, addresses Japan in the wake of some of the negative news associated with the market. Japan forms an integral part of both the Asia Small Companies and Global High Conviction portfolios and it is important to stay abreast of what is happening in one of the world's largest economies.
With apologies to Canned Heat and Jack Kerouac, Robert Swift has penned some of his observations from being on the ground in Europe and Hong Kong recently and how these have influenced his thinking when it comes to investing. This week we finish up with Hong Kong.
With apologies to Canned Heat and Jack Kerouac, Robert Swift has penned some of his observations from his recent travels through Europe and how these have influenced his thinking when it comes to investing. This week we move to Germany and the EU.
Kevin Smith, of Delft Partners and portfolio manager of the TAMIM Asia Small Companies Fund, takes a look at the curious case of Japan. What is happening there that should mean it is a safe haven amongst all the global turmoil?
We've been hearing more and more about it in the media, it's time to take a closer look. Huawei's meteoric rise globally is coming to a head as the US/China Trade Kerfuffle drags on and we thought it was time to take a closer look at what they are trying to do. Have we seen this type of empire building before? What does it mean for the average investor at the bottom of the world?
Kevin Smith, of Delft Partners and portfolio manager of the TAMIM Asia Small Companies Fund, looks to his own experience living and working in Hong Kong to place some context around the protests that are causing so much of a disturbance in global markets.
Following on from last weeks well received article we look once again at the implausibility of a genuine currency war between the US and China. This time we focus more on why it simply doesn't make sense from a Chinese perspective.
First things first, apologies to Dire Straits for the title. This week we would like to examine the implausibility of a genuine currency war for a number of reasons, looking into global financial systems and the way currency (NOT cash) is actually created.
Kevin Smith, of Delft Partners and portfolio manager of the TAMIM Asia Small Companies Fund, highlights the improving returns for shareholders in Japan over recent years and explains why Japan deserves consideration for inclusion in your global equity exposure.
This is the third in a series of articles that will ultimately look to explore the potential impact, both short and long term, of a trade spat between Australia’s largest investor and Australia’s largest trade partner. This installment looks at the two key individuals in this conflict; Xi and Trump are important to understand in order to truly examine the impact of a trade war on Australia and the broader global economy.
This is the second in a series of articles that will ultimately look to explore the potential impact, both short and long term, of a trade spat between Australia’s largest investor and Australia’s largest trade partner. This installment looks at the way growth is done in China; an important dynamic to understand in order to truly examine the impact of a trade war on Australia and the broader global economy.
Kevin Smith, of Delft Partners and Portfolio Manager of the TAMIM Asia Small Companies fund, examines the misconceptions surrounding China. For such an important player in the world economy it is wildly misunderstood by the average westerner.
I have observed economic developments in China during the past three decades and found myself very frustrated with the ways in which China is often portrayed in the media. One of the best explanations of our fundamental misunderstanding of China is provided by former World Bank representative in China and Russia, Dr Yukon Huang in his book called “Cracking the China Conundrum Why Conventional Wisdom Is Wrong”. When investing it is important to not only be aware of what is happening in your own local market but also the myriad of markets around the world that interact and influence it. One must understand the trends and implications both locally and globally. Global markets continued their upward trajectory and held momentum through March. The most newsworthy stories have been that the May government narrowly avoided the cliff edge with a deadline extension for Brexit negotiations and economic data out of China showing some surprises to the upside. The Chinese government continues to incrementally deliver stimulus to the economy and credit conditions continue to ease up, which we would suggest is the biggest leading indicator of aggregate demand in the short run. This bodes particularly well for the broader emerging markets in the Asia Pacific and Australia where elections will continue to dominate the headlines until the end of May.
All of us are familiar with the saying ‘necessity is the mother of all innovation’ and nowhere is this more applicable than the land of Zion. The remarkable feats achieved by this small, industrious nation over the past few decades speak for themselves.
The TAMIM team provide a brief update on the status of medical cannabis industry globally. The potential legalisation of cannabis for export as well as a reclassification from the World Health Organisation bode well for the industry.
This week we look at an increasingly pressing theme that is shaping out to be the most decisive for our collective futures. This is a thematic that will not only affect the way we invest but also the lives we live. Arguably one of the most important facets of investing is to try and take a step back from time to time from the tactical to the more strategic and big picture. Here we refer to the broader macroeconomic and sociological forces that underpin everything we do and, let's face it, the companies we invest in.
Kevin Smith, of API Capital and Portfolio Manager of the TAMIM Asia Small Companies Fund, takes look at the edge that the Asian region has when it comes to innovation. This is a crucial part of the reasoning for ensuring your portfolio is exposed to the region. The purpose of this article is to outline Asia’s strength in the field of innovation, areas of caution to be noted with respect to the quality of innovation and some examples of innovative Asian companies in our portfolio.
Robert Swift, Head of Global Equities at TAMIM and CIO of API Capital, takes a look forward at the year ahead. What can we expect to see? What would we like to see? How should we position ourselves?
We continue our examination of global oil markets with Part 2 of the series Oil Markets - Evolution of the Body Politic. To read Part 1 click here.
Last week we made a call that the OPEC meetings would most likely result in a maintenance of the status quo and though this initially seemed to be the case, things changed rather quickly. Robert Swift, of API Capital and the TAMIM Asia Small Companies strategy, tackles confirmation bias in an examination of the China-USA trade war situation.
Guy Carson, of Quick Brown Fox Asset Management and manager of the TAMIM All Cap Value strategy, examines the current state of the economic cycle both at home and abroad. There are a few things to be mindful of heading into this late stage.
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