SB Talks

In the second April edition of SB Talks, Stanford Brown CEO Vincent O'Neill speaks with Chief Investment Officer Nick Ryder to discuss:

• What does the recent RBA review mean for interest rate policy?
• What are PMIs and what can they tell us about economic activity?
• Trimmed mean inflation and its importance in next week's Australian inflation report.
• The UK's recent inflation shock.
• Interest rate projections for the rest of 2023 and how we are positioned in fixed income.

If you'd like to read Nick's monthly report click here

In this episode of SB Talks, CEO Vincent O'Neill is joined by Nick Ryder for the first time in his formal capacity as Chief Investment Officer. Going forward we will also be bringing you more regular but shorter form podcasts.

They discuss:

• The fallout from the recent banking issues in the US and Europe
• How bad news can sometimes be good news for bond and equity markets
• The three components of the current inflation spike and why unemployment may need to rise
• The cracks appearing in the commercial property sector
• Short term plans to review the asset class mix for portfolios

In this episode of SB Talks, CEO Vincent O'Neill speaks with incoming Chief Investment Officer, Nick Ryder, about his background and views on portfolio construction.

They discuss:

• The importance of asset allocation and the "free lunch" provided by asset class diversification
• Nick's experience with alternative investments
• Changes to portfolios that may be forthcoming
• Views around current markets and positioning
• The Silicon Valley Bank collapse

On this month's episode of SB Talks CEO Vincent O'Neill speaks with Chief Investment Officer Ashley Owen about what is really driving investment markets. In this episode we also bid farewell to Ashley who will be stepping down as CIO to focus on research and publications.

Over the past six years, Ashley has brought us insightful views, thought-provoking discussions, and a unique perspective on the world around us. He will however remain a member of our Investment Committee.

In this month's edition they discuss:

• How the RBA and Fed have parted ways this week on monetary policy
• How this will affect interest rates, inflation, and investors in the short and medium term
• Why the Australian economy is much more sensitive to rate hikes than any other country
• Australian share market's heavy concentration of risk – to iron ore prices and housing
• Why India could be the 'new China' for Australia

If you'd like to read Ashley's latest monthly report click here.

Today Stanford Brown CEO Vincent O'Neill speaks with Chief Investment Officer Ashley Owen to take a look at the current economic environment. They cover topics including:

• Has inflation peaked? – why Australia is different?
• How many more rate hikes this year?
• What will cause economic slowdowns, and where will it start?
• Why we prefer Australian over international shares?
• Why we prefer 'floating rate' over 'fixed rate' bonds?
• What is the difference, and why is it important?
• Where are the opportunities, and what to avoid?

In the February edition of SB Talks, Stanford Brown CEO Vincent O'Neill speaks with Chief Investment Officer Ashley Owen to discuss:

• Has inflation peaked? – why Australia is different?
• How many more rate hikes this year?
• What will cause economic slowdowns, and where will it start?
• Why we prefer Australian over international shares?
• Why we prefer ‘floating rate’ over ‘fixed rate’ bonds?
• What is the difference, and why is it important?
• Where are the opportunities, and what to avoid?

In the January edition of SB Talks, Stanford Brown CEO Vincent O'Neill speaks with Chief Investment Officer Ashley Owen to discuss:

• Shares off to a good start for the year – can it last?
• Inflation and rate hikes – are we there yet?
• Are we heading for a recession?
• How will the shrinking of China's population affect Australia?
• The problem with debt – what are the risks?
• Why we like Australian shares
• How we are positioned for 2023

In the December edition of SB Talks, Stanford Brown CEO Vincent O'Neill speaks with Chief Investment Officer Ashley Owen to discuss:

• Inflation and rate hikes – is the worst behind us?
• Share prices – are they cheap yet, or still expensive?
• What sectors are good value?
• FTX collapse – the end of crypto, or just a bump in the road?
• Outlook for 2023 – where are the opportunities?

In this episode of SB Talks, Stanford Brown CEO Vincent O'Neill is again speaking with Stanford Brown Investment Committee member, and former RBA Governor Ian Macfarlane AC to discuss:

• The current inflation trajectory
• What this means for interest rates
• The likely terminal rate in Australia and the US
• The implications for financial markets
• How far will Australian property prices fall?

In the November edition of SB Talks, Stanford Brown CEO Vincent O'Neill speaks with Chief Investment Officer Ashley Owen to discuss:

• US inflation, unemployment & wages growth - will rate hikes slow?
• US election results - why they are good for share markets
• Global share markets - still over-priced, but some sectors are cheap
• Collapse of FTX crypto exchange - 'the next Warren Buffett' didn't last long
• World population reaches 8 billion - some implications for long term investors