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Equity Bottom-Up

Failure of a tailings dam and damage to another at the 50%-&nbsp;owned Samarco iron ore mine in Brazil, in joint venture with&nbsp;Vale, is a disaster.The environmental mess and loss of life&nbsp;dents investor confidence at a time when sentiment for BHP&nbsp;Billiton is fragile as a result of falling commodity prices.Managing director Andrew Mackenzie has responded&nbsp;admirably in trying circumstances, promptly on the ground,&nbsp;offering sincere condolences and pledging BHP's full&nbsp;support in the recovery.That said, in no way do we put a&nbsp;positive spin on the event for BHP.Analysts: Mathew Hodge &amp; Mark Taylor

Failure of a tailings dam and damage to another at the 50%-&nbsp;owned Samarco iron ore mine in Brazil, in joint venture with&nbsp;Vale, is a disaster.The environmental mess and loss of life&nbsp;dents investor confidence at a time when sentiment for BHP&nbsp;Billiton is fragile as a result of falling commodity prices.Managing director Andrew Mackenzie has responded&nbsp;admirably in trying circumstances, promptly on the ground,&nbsp;offering sincere condolences and pledging BHP's full&nbsp;support in the recovery.That said, in no way do we put a&nbsp;positive spin on the event for BHP.Analysts: Mathew Hodge &amp; Mark Taylor

BHP Billiton's Exposure to Samarco Tailings Disaster

Global Asset Allocation, Politics & Governance, Ecstrat

John-Paul Smith

Global Asset Allocation, Politics & Governance

Ecstrat

Ecstrat is a consultancy advising on asset allocation between global equity markets, with a focus on the intersection of governments, geopolitics, governance and markets.
 
Over the past few years and more especially since the Great Financial Crisis (GFC), investors have become more focused on short-term market movements and real-time returns and have consequently neglected the analysis of the underlying structural themes that underpin longer term performance.
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More specifically we believe that the evolution of governance-based relationships between investors, controlling shareholders, labour and the state is one of the primary determinants of both relative and absolute performance between individual equity markets.
 
We will endeavour to provide investors with some of the context surrounding governance-related issues which encompass many different disciplines including history, economics and political science, as well as the financial metrics which are the most obvious manifestation of the structural characteristics of each market.
 
We will pay particular attention to the shifts and potential inflection points for governance in individual markets as these are often the best lead indicators for both economic and market performance.

Cross Asset Strategy

Mark and JP once again highlight the fault lines that run through what they consider to be the most vulnerable part of the listed Chinese corporate sector, namely the industrial and materials companies which are the most symptomatic of the broader economy.Whilst there are a number of indications that the rate of economic growth may pick up a little over the short term (property sales, land sales, consumption incentives, fiscal policy), these sectors are indicative of a deep malaise at the heart of the economy.We are especially concerned about the blow out in working capital and the ongoing deterioration in the efficacy of credit growth.&nbsp;

Mark and JP once again highlight the fault lines that run through what they consider to be the most vulnerable part of the listed Chinese corporate sector, namely the industrial and materials companies which are the most symptomatic of the broader economy.Whilst there are a number of indications that the rate of economic growth may pick up a little over the short term (property sales, land sales, consumption incentives, fiscal policy), these sectors are indicative of a deep malaise at the heart of the economy.We are especially concerned about the blow out in working capital and the ongoing deterioration in the efficacy of credit growth.&nbsp;

China: Short-term stabilization possible but underlying fault lines remain

iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>The Best Ideas list is a compilation of stock ideas sourced from Morningstar&rsquo;s global equity research team.</li><li>With more than 100 analysts covering nearly 1,500 companies, we&rsquo;re able to provide a wide variety of what we believe are attractively priced securities looking across sectors, industries, and geographies.</li><li>Best Ideas are nominated by analysts and approved by managers in addition to the normal due diligence processes that precede our published research and ratings.</li><li>Pan Asian names are particularly focussed this month on the Gaming, Materials, Financials and Consumer Discretionary sectors.&nbsp;</li><li>Analysts: Michael Holt, CFA; Alex Morozov, CFA; Elizabeth Collins, CFA; Lorraine Tan CFA.</li><li>Full report below the fold. In addition subscribers will find in-depth notes and commentary published on several of these names easily available on the platform.</li></ul>

The Best Ideas list is a compilation of stock ideas sourced from Morningstar&rsquo;s global equity research team.With more than 100 analysts covering nearly 1,500 companies, we&rsquo;re able to provide a wide variety of what we believe are attractively priced securities looking across sectors, industries, and geographies.Best Ideas are nominated by analysts and approved by managers in addition to the normal due diligence processes that precede our published research and ratings.Pan Asian names are particularly focussed this month on the Gaming, Materials, Financials and Consumer Discretionary sectors.&nbsp;Analysts: Michael Holt, CFA; Alex Morozov, CFA; Elizabeth Collins, CFA; Lorraine Tan CFA.Full report below the fold. In addition subscribers will find in-depth notes and commentary published on several of these names easily available on the platform.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Growth in the second quarter was revised up from 3.7% to 3.9%, beating the consensus estimate of 3.7% growth.It was what economists like to call a high-quality revision as the contribution from inventory expansion was now just 0.2% instead of 0.4%, meaning fewer goods were piling up on shelves.More than offsetting the downward inventory calculation was a large revision to consumer spending, primarily the services-related category.Consumer spending grew at a 3.6% rate in the second quarter, one of the best performances of this recovery and constituting almost two thirds of total GDP growth.Most of the construction-related categories were also revised higher.Analysts: Robert Johnson CFA &amp; Roland CzerniawskiFull report below the fold...&nbsp;

Growth in the second quarter was revised up from 3.7% to 3.9%, beating the consensus estimate of 3.7% growth.It was what economists like to call a high-quality revision as the contribution from inventory expansion was now just 0.2% instead of 0.4%, meaning fewer goods were piling up on shelves.More than offsetting the downward inventory calculation was a large revision to consumer spending, primarily the services-related category.Consumer spending grew at a 3.6% rate in the second quarter, one of the best performances of this recovery and constituting almost two thirds of total GDP growth.Most of the construction-related categories were also revised higher.Analysts: Robert Johnson CFA &amp; Roland CzerniawskiFull report below the fold...&nbsp;

U.S. Economy Picks up the Pace: We're bumping up our 2015 GDP forecast

Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li class="p1">We have lowered our long-term potash price outlook roughly&nbsp;10% to $285 (real terms) per metric ton from $315.</li><li class="p1">We now&nbsp;expect negotiations with China in 2016 will end in a cut to&nbsp;the contract price.</li><li class="p1">We expect potash supply growth to&nbsp;slightly exceed demand up to 2020.</li><li class="p1">As a result, we expect&nbsp;prices to slide in real terms until that time.</li><li class="p1">At $22 per share, we think PotashCorp's shares are&nbsp;undervalued.</li><li class="p1">It seems the market is pricing in flat volumes&nbsp;and weaker prices than we're expecting</li></ul>

We have lowered our long-term potash price outlook roughly&nbsp;10% to $285 (real terms) per metric ton from $315.We now&nbsp;expect negotiations with China in 2016 will end in a cut to&nbsp;the contract price.We expect potash supply growth to&nbsp;slightly exceed demand up to 2020.As a result, we expect&nbsp;prices to slide in real terms until that time.At $22 per share, we think PotashCorp's shares are&nbsp;undervalued.It seems the market is pricing in flat volumes&nbsp;and weaker prices than we're expecting

We've Cut Our Potash Producer Fair Value Estimate on Price Pressure, But Shares Look Compelling

Australia

BHP Billiton Limited is an international resources company.  The Company's principal business lines are mineral exploration and production, including coal, iron ore, gold, titanium, ferroalloys, nickel and copper concentrate, as well as petroleum exploration, production, and refining.  Dually-listed company with BLT LN.

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BHP Billiton's Exposure to Samarco Tailings Disaster

Failure of a tailings dam and damage to another at the 50%- owned Samarco iron ore mine in Brazil, in joint venture with Vale, is a disaster.The...

Morningstar, Inc.

China: Short-term stabilization possible but underlying fault lines remain

Mark and JP once again highlight the fault lines that run through what they consider to be the most vulnerable part of the listed Chinese corporate...

John-Paul Smith

Morningstar: Global Equity Best Ideas

The Best Ideas list is a compilation of stock ideas sourced from Morningstar’s global equity research team. With more than 100 analysts covering...

Morningstar, Inc.

U.S. Economy Picks up the Pace: We're bumping up our 2015 GDP forecast

Growth in the second quarter was revised up from 3.7% to 3.9%, beating the consensus estimate of 3.7% growth.It was what economists like to call a...

Morningstar, Inc.

We've Cut Our Potash Producer Fair Value Estimate on Price Pressure, But Shares Look Compelling

We have lowered our long-term potash price outlook roughly 10% to $285 (real terms) per metric ton from $315. We now expect negotiations with...

Morningstar, Inc.

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