7 October 2019

Remuneration Report Analysis and Commentary: PortfolioDirect scores annual remuneration reports from ASX listed companies against a consistent analytical framework designed to help assess which reports are most worthy of shareholder support. 
Contents

Where are we in the Cycle?
Of the five PortfolioDirect cyclical guideposts, two are ‘red’ and three ‘amber’.  The cyclical positioning has been classified as ‘downswing’ with decelerating global growth forcing a negative change to expectations, a loss of output momentum in China, the largest national user of metal, and less supportive monetary policy settings than have prevailed for most of the post-2009 period.     More...

Market Directions
The monthly US labour report stalled the build-up of negative momentum. The fresh data was strong enough to comfort investors about the outlook for household income and the course of company earnings but not so strong as to endanger one or more further cuts in interest rates by a US central bank worried about global economic risks. Within the resources sector, prices continued to take their direction from the broader market.  Daily traded nonferrous metal prices generally held firm during the week still leaving them at odds with signs of deteriorating global growth conditions.  The upward momentum of gold prices was hampered by the pattern of bond yield movements.      More...

Portfolio Performance and Positioning
Phase I companies continued to produce the relatively strong gains evident over the past three months although the weakest returns were also from among this group.  Phase II stocks are lacking exposure to improving metal market conditions, which remain at the mercy of global financial markets, without the offsetting benefit of potential exploration interest among Phase I companies. Phase III stocks remain highly correlated to broader market conditions. No additional changes were made to portfolio models which remain tilted toward an exposure to Phase I companies trading at historically depressed prices.   More...

Stock Reviews and Rating Analysis 
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The 'Steak or Sizzle' blog provides summary judgements on the top performing ASX-listed resources stocks. More...

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