18 Share Tips – 17 February 2014
Patrick Trindade, PhillipCapital BUY RECOMMENDATIONS Telstra (TLS) Chart: Share price over the year to versus ASX200 (XJO) The telecommunications giant lifted its first half profit almost 10 per cent to $1.7 billion. The dividend increased to 14.5 cents. We believe Telstra’s low earnings volatility and high dividend yield are particularly attractive in the context of…
The upside of anger: why workers should express their emotions
By Peter Jordan, Griffith University Anger has traditionally been considered an emotion to be avoided at work as it is often linked to a lack of personal control. Anger at work is often seen as unprofessional; an uncontrolled response linked to tantrums and illogical behaviour. As a result, organisational norms have tended to support the…
18 Share Tips – 13 January 2014
Carey Smith, Alto Capital BUY RECOMMENDATIONS Cabcharge Australia (CAB) Chart: Share price over the year to versus ASX200 (XJO) We believe Australia’s largest taxi, bus and coach company is one of the most undervalued and unloved industrial companies on the ASX. Recently trading on a price/earnings ratio below 8 times, and forecast to pay a…
5 Mining Stocks with High Yields and Low P/E’s
For ASX mining stocks the trading year 2014 appears to have begun where 2013 left off – with the Materials Sector dragging down the overall market in early trading. Miners rallied late in the year as the predicted drop in iron ore prices and Chinese demand never came to pass. Most miners are down month…
The world has fresh water, but it’s full of poison
By Peter Fisher, RMIT University Images of the typhoon-ravaged Philippines were terribly confronting, vividly conveying what an angry planet can dish up. But amid the destruction and death, an important point was largely missed: the world’s freshwater supplies are being degraded by a seemingly endless sequence of extreme events. While infrastructures such as dams, sewerage…
Right to know: the ‘nation’, the ‘people’ and the Fourth Estate
By Martin Hirst, Deakin University We might forgive politicians for putting the “national” interest before the “public” interest. But when the news media makes the same mistake, it is time to be worried. The Guardian and the ABC rightly pursued the story of Australia’s spying activities on both Indonesia and Timor Leste. Not only have…
10 Stocks for US Exposure
Given the relatively limited scope of the ASX 200, shouldn’t serious Australian investors be looking for opportunities in international markets? According to investment management firm Capital Group, approximately 43% of revenues by companies represented in the S&P/ASX 200 Index come from outside Australia. The ASX Materials Sector receives over 88% of its revenues from outside…
18 Share Tips – 16 December 2013
John Rawicki, PhillipCapital BUY RECOMMENDATIONS Amcor (AMC) Chart: Share price over the year to versus ASX200 (XJO) Amcor shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of separating its packaging distribution business into a new company, Orora. Orora provides an attractive bottom up growth story for the next two years. I would expect to see Amcor trading…
18 Share Tips – 9 December 2013
Janine Cox, Wealth Within BUY RECOMMENDATIONS Fairfax Media (FXJ) Chart: Share price over the year to versus ASX200 (XJO) The share price fell from an all time high of $5.78 in March 2000 to 35 cents in 2012. From a technical perspective, provided the share price holds above 52 cents, the probability of a recovery…
The impact of technology on the investment landscape
View from the dealing floor. Julian Edwards works on IG’s dealing floor: www.ig.com/au The investment landscape has changed over the last few decades as technology has worked its way into all aspects of the field. As one would expect, numerous advantages have spawned from these changes; financial statements that were once acquired by means of…
