Founder Evidente. Top rated quantitative analyst, Evidente

Sam Ferraro

Founder Evidente. Top rated quantitative analyst

Evidente

Evidente is an independent financial education firm that delivers innovative financial advice to wholesale investors, including active long only funds, hedge funds, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds, in Australia and globally.  Drawing on academic research in asset pricing, behavioural finance and portfolio construction, Evidente provides wholesale investors with commercial solutions to stock selection and asset allocation decisions across equities and other asset classes.

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<p>Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today showed that new motor vehicle registrations fell sharply in the month of October by 3.6%, representing the largest monthly decline since December 2011.  But this follows a 5.9% rise in September, the largest monthly gain since December 2011.</p><p>Looking through the elevated volatility of the series of recent months, the trend remains robust.  New motor vehicle registrations are 4.2% higher than a year ago and remain close to a record high…</p>

Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today showed that new motor vehicle registrations fell sharply in the month of October by 3.6%, representing the largest monthly decline since December 2011.  But this follows a 5.9% rise in September, the largest monthly gain since December 2011.Looking through the elevated volatility of the series of recent months, the trend remains robust.  New motor vehicle registrations are 4.2% higher than a year ago and remain close to a record high…

Australian New Motor Vehicle Registrations Pull Back in October, but the Trend Remains Robust

<ul><li>This post provides an update of Evidente&rsquo;s currency model.&nbsp; Under-valuation of the A$/US$ has now reached an extreme, while the Big Mac index also points to deep A$/US$ under-valuation.&nbsp; ASX listed US$ earners have performed poorly despite the renewed deprecation of the A$ over the past six months.&nbsp;</li><li>I also assess the investment case against Brambles, which generates around half of its revenue in North America.&nbsp; The company will be undergoing a capex hump at a time when its marginal return on capital has been deteriorating to the point of recently turning negative.&nbsp;</li><li>I examine its remuneration scheme and conclude that the fact that the board, ESG advisory firms and institutional investors endorse complex and opaque Long Term Incentive plans of this kind, suggests that the bloated corporate governance industry has a long way to go to achieving adequate alignment of interests between senior executives and shareholders.</li></ul>

This post provides an update of Evidente&rsquo;s currency model.&nbsp; Under-valuation of the A$/US$ has now reached an extreme, while the Big Mac index also points to deep A$/US$ under-valuation.&nbsp; ASX listed US$ earners have performed poorly despite the renewed deprecation of the A$ over the past six months.&nbsp;I also assess the investment case against Brambles, which generates around half of its revenue in North America.&nbsp; The company will be undergoing a capex hump at a time when its marginal return on capital has been deteriorating to the point of recently turning negative.&nbsp;I examine its remuneration scheme and conclude that the fact that the board, ESG advisory firms and institutional investors endorse complex and opaque Long Term Incentive plans of this kind, suggests that the bloated corporate governance industry has a long way to go to achieving adequate alignment of interests between senior executives and shareholders.

A$ buy signal strengthens | Investment case against Brambles

Australia

MACA Limited offers contract mining, civil earthworks, and material haulage solutions. The Company specializes in providing mining services to predominantly mid-size mining projects for open pit mining including loading and hauling, drilling and blasting, crushing and screening, and civil works.

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Australian New Motor Vehicle Registrations Pull Back in October, but the Trend Remains Robust

Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today showed that new motor vehicle registrations fell sharply in the month of October by...

Sam Ferraro

A$ buy signal strengthens | Investment case against Brambles

This post provides an update of Evidente’s currency model. Under-valuation of the A$/US$ has now reached an extreme, while the Big Mac index also...

Sam Ferraro

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