2 September 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
Day to day volatility in equity prices persisted, dominated once more by changing news about the progress of trade talks between the USA and China.  Lower yields on US government securities, and worries about the impact of a negative yield curve on economic activity, also contributed to the rapid fluctuations in equity prices.  Mining sector equity prices finished the week on the rise but the headline indices for the sector underperformed broader equity market outcomes. The large fall in the iron ore price during August stalled, providing a respite for the market leaders. Exploration stocks benefitted from the continued improvement in the gold price.       More...

Portfolio Performance and Positioning
Phase III stocks partially recovered lost ground during the week while posting a loss for August as a whole. Phase I stock returns ran ahead of those for both Phase II and Phase III companies in August for the second consecutive month after having underperformed through most of 2019 to date.  The portfolio has an elevated cash position and exposure to Phase I companies in recognition of the ongoing risk of cyclical weakness in metal markets. No changes were been made to portfolio models.    More...

Stock Reviews and Rating Analysis 
PortfolioDirect rating reports analyse the quality and risk attributes of proposed mineral developments.  Rating criteria apply to mining and oil and gas stocks at any stage of development.  PortfolioDirect uses a five point rating scale to measure the risk adjusted quality of proposed mineral developments or companies.    
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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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