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.

Macroeconomics

<p>Australia's December quarter CPI confirms that inflation remains benign and that the inflation outlook does not pose an obstacle to further monetary stimulus.  The RBA's preferred measures of underlying inflation increased by 0.5%-0.6% during the quarter and are now around 2% higher than a year ago, which is at the bottom end of the RBA's target range of 2%-3%.  The disinflation in the underlying measures has persisted now for around two years (see chart).</p><figure class="editor-figure"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/005/237/original/CPI-20160127-Underlying.jpg?1453856005" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="5237"></figure><p>The 10% plus depreciation of the…</p>

Australia's December quarter CPI confirms that inflation remains benign and that the inflation outlook does not pose an obstacle to further monetary stimulus.  The RBA's preferred measures of underlying inflation increased by 0.5%-0.6% during the quarter and are now around 2% higher than a year ago, which is at the bottom end of the RBA's target range of 2%-3%.  The disinflation in the underlying measures has persisted now for around two years (see chart).The 10% plus depreciation of the…

Tame CPI Data and Market Volatility Unlikely to Sway the Reluctant Rate Cutter