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May 9, 2022

Aura High Yield SME Fund: Letter to Investors 06 May 2022

By Brett Craig

This week we saw the RBA introduce the first rate rise since November 2010, bringing the cash rate to 0. 35% in response to the current inflation-driven economic environment.   RBA Monetary Policy Decision1 The RBA board increased the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 35 basis points this week.
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May 6, 2022

Rates go up; house go down

By Roger Montgomery

As we predicted last November, Australian house prices have now topped out and begun their march lower. A quick visit to any of Australia’s holiday hotspots will reveal a testament to the sudden end of the most recent boom – a plethora of properties advertised for sale at the vaguest possible price known; ‘Contact Agent’.
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May 5, 2022

Polen Capital Global Growth Q12022 Commentary

By Polen Capital

  Many companies, during the first quarter, reported a slight deceleration in growth as a result of the pull forward dynamics from COVID. And many of these companies suffered significant selloffs as a result of this deceleration. As long-term investors, Polen Capital exploited these price movements by adding to our positions.
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May 5, 2022

Taking advantage of the bears

By Roger Montgomery

With market indices sliding, the bears are emerging from their hibernation to shout ‘I told you so’. Markets, especially equity markets, inevitably journey through periods of negative returns, so eventually, the bears must be correct.
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May 4, 2022

Why Coles should benefit as food inflation starts to bite

Suddenly we’re all talking about inflation – particularly food inflation, which has been spurred on by the recent floods. This ‘new normal’ should play well for the value end of food retailing, where the likes of Coles, Woolworths and Aldi are likely to grow market share at the expense of pricier retailers like Metcash.
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April 29, 2022

Aura High Yield SME Fund: Letter to Investors 29 April 2022

By Brett Craig

The inflationary data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics this week came as no surprise. After months of supply and demand imbalances and geopolitical issues at play, the significant inflationary pressures are validated with 5. 1% annualised rate. The next question is, how soon will the rate rise come?
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April 12, 2022

Why we have initiated a position in Computershare

Computershare (ASX:CPU) is a global leader in the provision of shareholder registry services, employee equity plans, proxy solicitation, stakeholder communications and other diversified financial services including loan and mortgage servicing. As a recent addition to the portfolio of The Montgomery Fund and The Montgomery [Private] Fund, let’s take a closer look into the business.
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April 11, 2022

Aura High Yield SME Fund: Letter to Investors 11 April 2022

By Brett Craig

The focal point for the last week for the investment team has been on interest rates and credit spreads. From a credit spread standpoint, we have seen a widening in the rated segment of the market in the last 2 months as banks reengage with funding markets.
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