17 December 2018

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?
None of the five PortfolioDirect cyclical guideposts are turned to ‘green’.  The cyclical positioning has been reclassified as ‘downswing’ with global growth decelerating and less supportive monetary policy settings. Unusually prolonged supply side constraints which have been offsetting the effect of weak demand growth are losing their impact as newly initiated production starts to flow in some metal categories.    More...

Market Directions
Highly volatile equity prices have persisted as worries about slowing US and global economic growth coincided with concerns that the US Federal Reserve may not be prepared to modify its monetary policy plans in response to the flow of data but choose a predetermined course toward higher interest rates and a smaller holding of securities during 2019.  A European Central Bank commitment to stop buying equities, as regional growth slowed, also signaled a transition in policy settings. The leading mining stocks continue to hold up relatively well despite the growth uncertainties.     More...

Portfolio Performance and Positioning
Phase I stocks again posted large losses during the week while the market leaders made gains leading to a net loss in the portfolio stocks against a gain in the benchmark index. The relatively large weighting in Phase I companies has been retained  to take advantage of their strong leverage to changes in sentiment at the bottom of the cycle. No changes have been made to the 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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