Recent articles
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Macro Overview: Forget Picking the Bottom, Focus on Value
ByAndrew Clifford ,20 Oct 2022Andrew co-founded Platinum in 1994 as the Deputy Chief Investment Officer, having worked alongside Kerr Neilson for several years at Bankers Trust and perfecting the craft of uncov ... More
In late September, CEO and Co-CIO Andrew Clifford sat down with Investment Specialist Julian McCormack to share his thoughts on interest rates, inflation, China and Europe - and what they all mean for markets and Platinum's po…
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Video - Riding the Energy Capex Wave
ByClay Smolinski ,17 Aug 2022Graduating as dux of Finance from university and a brief stint as an accountant at Grant Thornton gave Clay the grounding to deconstruct financial statements. Having started as an ... More
Following an eight-year recession in capital spending and extensive cost-cutting, the oil and gas industry is seeing a large step-up in activity as countries seek to invest in and develop new sources of supply. From our experience…
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Fast and Not so Fast Food
ByJoshua Pettman,Platinum, 16 Aug 2022US “fast-casual” restaurants Wingstop and Shake Shack have delivered very different operating results and returns on investment in their relatively short lives. The reason? Two very different approaches to selling fast…
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A Postcard from NYC: Pets, Pools and Price Increases
ByJames Foreman,Platinum, 07 Aug 2022The shift in work and home dynamics since the onset of the pandemic has been a boon for consumer spending on home furnishings. The pet and pool industries are experiencing a similar Covid windfall, but interestingly, their stocks …
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The Paradox of Cycles
ByJulian McCormack,Platinum, 06 Aug 2022Central to the perpetuation of stock market cycles are emotions: excitement, hope, avarice, perhaps some envy. These are ever-present in our makeup, so they alone cannot explain market cycles. Something needs to catalyse humans to…
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Macro Overview: A 'Garden Variety' Correction or Much More?
ByClay Smolinski ,15 Jul 2022Graduating as dux of Finance from university and a brief stint as an accountant at Grant Thornton gave Clay the grounding to deconstruct financial statements. Having started as an ... More
It’s been another challenging quarter for markets. Co-CIO and portfolio manager Clay Smolinski sat down with investment specialist Julian McCormack in late June to share his thoughts on inflation, the weakening US consumer, …