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Basis Points
Equity Mates Media
22 episodes
1 week ago

Small improvements, compounded. That is the power of basis points.


From Equity Mates Media, Basis Points is a show for Australian financial advisers. Together, let's find small improvements that compound into big outcomes.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Small improvements, compounded. That is the power of basis points.


From Equity Mates Media, Basis Points is a show for Australian financial advisers. Together, let's find small improvements that compound into big outcomes.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes (20/22)
Basis Points
Stop asking the wrong questions when choosing fund managers - Chris Cuffe | Third Link

What makes a good fund manager? That is one of the hardest questions to answer in finance. Today's guest is as well placed as any to help us work through it.


Chris Cuffe AO is the founding director and portfolio manager of Third Link. Chris was formerly CEO of investment managers Colonial First State and Challenger Financial Services Group. He was also previously the Chairman of UniSuper.


Basically, Chris has assessed a few fund manager in his time. And today we wanted to understand how he approaches that task today. We unpack:

  • Lessons from Chris' career building financial services businesses
  • How the advice landscape has changed over his career
  • The hallmarks of the best advice businesses
  • In Chris' opinion: what makes a great manager?
  • What he's looking for when he starts assessing a new manager
  • How he builds portfolios of managers


If you would like to find out more about the work of Third Link, check out their website: https://www.thirdlink.com.au/


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CPD Points: This episode is accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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Basis Points would not be possible without the support of our three launch partners:

  • Orbis Investments - Invest differently
  • Milford - Invested in the outcome
  • CBOE - Local market, global opportunities


Thank you to all three partners for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.


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Want more Basis Points?

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  • Join the conversation on LinkedIn
  • Watch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube


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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


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Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1 week ago
43 minutes 57 seconds

Basis Points
Beating the benchmark for 20 years & counting - Ben Griffiths | Eley Griffiths Group

After more than 30 years experience in financial markets, Ben Griffiths, has learned a thing or two. As investing fads come and go, and different industries rise and fall, we wanted to unpack the lessons and techniques that have stood the test of time.


Ben Griffiths, Managing Director at Eley Griffiths Group, is a well-known small cap investor in Australia. His flagship fund has averaged more than 4% outperformance a year for 20 years.


Today, we wanted to understand how he approaches markets, manages the noise and finds winning companies. We unpack:

  • How Ben would explain his approach today
  • How that approach has changed over time
  • Managing the market level noise, and what information Ben is reading on a day-to-day basis (and what he's not bothering with)
  • The financial ratios and metrics that he's most focused on
  • Where Ben is seeing opportunity today
  • Why one sector is showing "a pretty bullish cocktail for stocks"
  • Another sector that he thinks all investors should be wary of


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CPD Points: This episode is accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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Basis Points would not be possible without the support of our three launch partners:

  • Orbis Investments - Invest differently
  • Milford - Invested in the outcome
  • CBOE - Local market, global opportunities


Thank you to all three partners for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.


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Want more Basis Points?

  • Sign up to the Basis Points email
  • Join the conversation on LinkedIn
  • Watch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube


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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


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Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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3 weeks ago
48 minutes

Basis Points
Lessons from 50 years of stock market cycles - Simon Skinner | Orbis Investments

"In hindsight it will be clear that this was an opportunity"


That is a quote from today's interview with Simon Skinner, Head of the Global Investment Team at Orbis Investments.


Investors have notoriously short memories, always chasing the last bull market and learning lessons from recent history. In today's episode, Simon wants us to take a step back and look at the lessons from the longer arc of stock market history.


We speak to Simon about:

  • The wrong lessons we're learning from the recent past
  • What the longer span of history actually teaches us
  • Why today's market is "speculative, unbalanced and risky"
  • How we can build decision making processes to make better decisions
  • A deep-dive on two stocks: Smurfit Westrock and Jardine Matheson


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CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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This episode has been sponsored by Orbis.


If you would like to learn more about Orbis' contrarian investment approach can offer a true point of diversification when constructing client portfolios, click here.


Thank you to Orbis for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.


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Want more Basis Points?

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Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. Basis Points is intended solely for industry professionals, financial advisers and wholesale investors. 

 

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement and Target Market Determination. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial adviser. There are risks with any investments, including one in the Orbis funds. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance and the value of any investment in an Orbis fund is not guaranteed.

 

This podcast represents Orbis' view at a point in time and provides reasoning on why Orbis has bought or sold a particular security for its funds. Orbis may take the opposite view from that stated, as facts or circumstances may change. This podcast does not prohibit the Orbis funds from dealing in the securities before or after this is published.

 

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1 month ago
45 minutes 43 seconds

Basis Points
The India opportunity: 10x growth and what comes next - Mugunthan Siva | India Avenue

Today we're joined by Mugunthan Siva, Chief Investment Officer of India Avenue.


India has become an increasingly popular market amongst Australian investors and advisers. And who could blame them? With the Nifty 50 index up almost 150% over the past 5 years, it has been a good place for investors to be.


But after such a strong run of performance, it had us wondering: is the India story closer to its end that its beginning?


That is the question we wanted to unpack with Mugunthan. Today we cover:

  • How much India has changed over the past 10 years
  • Common misconceptions from investors outside of India
  • Where India is on its growth journey
  • The importance of population and demographics
  • Two stocks that will benefit as India's economy keeps growing


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CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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This episode with India Avenue has been sponsored by Cboe APAC.


Head to the Cboe website to learn more about their Cboe-listed ETF India Avenue Equity Fund Active ETF (IAEF).


Thank you to Cboe APAC for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.


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Want more Basis Points?

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  • Watch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube


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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


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Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1 month ago
34 minutes 50 seconds

Basis Points
Beating the market in a time of hyper-disruption - Alex Pollak | Loftus Peak

21% per year, after fees, since November 2016. Today's guest is a fund manager who can let his performance speak for itself.


Alex Pollak, Chief Investment Officer at Loftus Peak, has built a reputation for investing on the cutting-edge of disruption. And no doubt, US tech has been a good place to invest over the past decade. But a lot of Australian fund managers have invested in that space, few have matched his returns.


So on today's episode of Basis Points we wanted to understand Alex's process for investing in these high-flying tech names:

  • How the pace of technological change is accelerating
  • Maintaining valuation discipline in high-growth parts of the market
  • Building a 'Trump-agnostic' portfolio
  • Emerging technologies that aren't getting enough attention today
  • A quick-fire game of 'Disruptive Technology or Hype?'
  • A deep-dive on two stocks in the Loftus Peak portfolio


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CPD Points: This episode is accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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Basis Points would not be possible without the support of our three launch partners:

  • Orbis Investments - Invest differently
  • Milford - Invested in the outcome
  • CBOE - Local market, global opportunities


Thank you to all three partners for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.


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Want more Basis Points?

  • Sign up to the Basis Points email
  • Join the conversation on LinkedIn
  • Watch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube


----------


In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


----------


Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1 month ago
51 minutes 39 seconds

Basis Points
Alternative assets have killed the 60/40 portfolio - Felicity Walsh | Franklin Templeton

Recorded at the Morningstar Investor Conference, today we're joined by Felicity Walsh, Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand at Franklin Templeton.


Private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, cryptocurrency, gold. Alternative assets have never been more in demand. With minimum investments coming down and fund structures becoming more liquid, they've never more more accessible as well.


The question then becomes: how can advisers navigate this growing menu of options?


That is what today's guest, Felicity Walsh, helped us understand. We discuss:

  • The growth of alternative assets in Australia
  • Why the traditional 60/40 portfolio is outdated
  • What a new portfolio structure could look like - is it 40/30/30?
  • How advisers should navigate between subclasses within alternative assets
  • Emerging private market asset classes
  • A new technological development that may put (more of) a fire under Australia's property market


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CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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Want more Basis Points?

  • Sign up to the Basis Points email
  • Join the conversation on LinkedIn
  • Watch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube


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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


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Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 months ago
28 minutes 15 seconds

Basis Points
Tariffs, turmoil and resilient portfolios: A guide for advisers - Richard Quin | Bentham Asset Management

Recorded at the Morningstar Investor Conference, today we're joined by Richard Quin, CIO & Principal at Bentham Asset Management.


With President Trump in the White House and Liberation Day tariffs front-of-mind, markets have never been noisier. The challenge for advisers is separating the signal from the noise and focusing on what will matter long term.


Today's guest has been focused on separating fake news from economic reality. In this episode we discuss:

  • What is coming next in the Trump-man (Truman) show
  • The rumours v reality in the US economic story
  • How we should prepare for "known unknowns"
  • Building a defensive income sleeve in portfolios
  • Common misconceptions about credit markets
  • How advisers can navigate the range of fixed income options


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CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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Want more Basis Points?

  • Sign up to the Basis Points email
  • Join the conversation on LinkedIn
  • Watch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube


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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


----------


Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 months ago
24 minutes 9 seconds

Basis Points
AI is changing advice forever - Kunal Kapoor | Morningstar

Recorded at the Morningstar Investor Conference, today we're joined by Kunal Kapoor, CEO of Morningstar Global.


Australia always lags behind the US in technological adoption. So, with Kunal Kapoor out from Morningstar's global headquarters in Chicago, we wanted to hear how advisers in the US were adopting AI technology and what parts of an advice practice were seeing the most disruption. Suffice to say, AI is a technology advisers are going to want to stay up to date with.


In today's episode we discuss:

  • How advisers in the US are integrating AI into their day-to-day workflow
  • Challenges in adopting AI
  • Evaluating different AI tools and what makes AI useful?
  • Where this technology will go over the next 5-10 years
  • The abundance of choice in private markets and how advisers can navigate it
  • Using ratings and data-driven tools to evaluation private market opportunities


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CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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Want more Basis Points?

  • Sign up to the Basis Points email
  • Join the conversation on LinkedIn
  • Watch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube


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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


----------


Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 months ago
22 minutes 32 seconds

Basis Points
Reading the bond market's warning signs - Jonathon Costello | Janus Henderson

Today we're joined by Jonathon Costello, Client Portfolio Manager, Australian Fixed Interest at Janus Henderson.


Equity markets and bond markets are telling different stories. If we look at equity markets, the outlook looks strong as markets rebounded from the Liberation Day falls. However, take a look over at the bond market and yields keep creeping higher despite rate cuts as fixed income investors get nervous.


Today, with Jonathon, we unpack what the bond market is telling us:

  • Why the bond market and equity market seem disconnected at the moment (and who is right)
  • The early warning signs the bond market is flashing
  • How many Aussie rate cuts the market is pricing in
  • Concerns around US Government debt, and should there be a similar concern in Australia?
  • How advisers can add defensive income to their portfolio


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CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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This episode has been sponsored by Janus Henderson.


Head to their website to learn more about Janus Henderson and their Cboe-listed ETF: JFIX


Thank you to Janus Henderson for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.


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Want more Basis Points?

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  • Watch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube


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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


----------


Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 months ago
30 minutes 20 seconds

Basis Points
Three small caps with big potential - Roland Houghton | Milford

Navigating the sea of opportunities in Australian small caps is always a challenge. While the Australian Small Ordinaries index has averaged 6% p.a. for the past 10 years, there have been some huge winners that have emerged from the sea of unprofitable companies, mining explorers and companies trying to figure it out.


Today we are joined by Roland Houghton, Co-Portfolio Manager of the Milford Dynamic Small Companies Fund, to help us understand how to find winners in the smaller part of the market.


In today's episode of Basis Points we unpack:

  • Roland's investment philosophy and criteria
  • How the process starts with idea generation
  • Then what the Milford team are looking for as they research these ideas
  • How Milford combine the bottom-up and top-down when building a thesis
  • What Milford's macro models are telling us at the moment
  • Then we bring to life with a deep dive into 3 stocks in Roland's Dynamic Small Companies fund


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CPD Points: This episode is accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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Thank you to Milford for sponsoring this episode of Basis Points, and helping us keep all of our content free.


If you want to learn more about Milford's range of funds, including Roland's Dynamic Small Companies Fund, visit their website.


Before you invest, be sure to read the Milford Funds Product Disclosure Statements and Target Market Determinations at milfordasset.com.au


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Want more Basis Points?

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  • Watch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube


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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


----------


Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 months ago
43 minutes 11 seconds

Basis Points
Why this fund manager is betting BIG on the UK - Stephen Arnold | Aoris

The majority of investors are underweight the UK. The country has struggled through a decade of slow economic growth as it manages the legacy of Brexit and the FTSE 100 is full of companies that are seen as "ex-growth" or "old economy".


Which is why we were surprised to hear that Stephen Arnold of Aoris Investment Management is overweight the UK, with 5 of his 14 positions coming from this overlooked market.


So on today's episode of Basis Points we are joined by Stephen to unpack his thinking:

  • What investors get wrong about the UK market
  • Why UK stocks aren't tied to the UK macro story
  • Stephen's philosophy on portfolio construction and his preference for concentrated portfolios
  • A look at top contributors to Aoris' performance last year, including: Halma (LON: HLMA) and RELX (LON: REL)
  • A deep dive on Compass Group (LON: CPG)


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CPD Points: This episode is currently being accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


This is expected by the 21st of May.


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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Basis Points would not be possible without the support of our three launch partners:

  • Orbis Investments - Invest differently
  • Milford - Invested in the outcome
  • CBOE - Local market, global opportunities


Thank you to all three partners for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.


----------


Want more Basis Points?

  • Sign up to the Basis Points email
  • Join the conversation on LinkedIn
  • Watch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube


----------


In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


----------


Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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3 months ago
36 minutes 44 seconds

Basis Points
The caveman in your portfolio: Why behaviour sabotages returns - Alec Cutler | Orbis Investments

Investing is as much behavioural as it is academic. Some of the smartest investors and advisers have found themselves undone as they lose their mind in the noise of markets. Today's guest wants us to take a deep breath, recognise our cognitive biases and focus on the principles of good long-term investing.


Today we're joined by Alec Cutler, Director at Orbis Investments and manager of the Orbis Global Balanced Fund.


We speak to Alec about:

  • Why good investors often underperform the market
  • The most common cognitive biases he sees
  • How the Orbis Investments team use process to recognise their own biases
  • The risk of being too concentrated in large-cap US stocks
  • What we can all do to improve diversification in our portfolios


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CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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This episode has been sponsored by Orbis.


If you would like to learn more about Orbis' contrarian investment approach can offer a true point of diversification when constructing client portfolios, click here.


Thank you to Orbis for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.


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Want more Basis Points?

  • Sign up to the Basis Points email
  • Join the conversation on LinkedIn
  • Watch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube


----------


Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. Basis Points is intended solely for industry professionals, financial advisers and wholesale investors. 

 

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement and Target Market Determination. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial adviser. There are risks with any investments, including one in the Orbis funds. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance and the value of any investment in an Orbis fund is not guaranteed.

 

This podcast represents Orbis' view at a point in time and provides reasoning on why Orbis has bought or sold a particular security for its funds. Orbis may take the opposite view from that stated, as facts or circumstances may change. This podcast does not prohibit the Orbis funds from dealing in the securities before or after this is published.

 

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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3 months ago
44 minutes 24 seconds

Basis Points
What to look for in an asset consultant - Angela Ashton | Evergreen

Asset consultants have been a huge rise in prominence alongside the rise of SMAs. One person who has been on the forefront of this movement has been Angela Ashton, cofounder of Evergreen Consultants.


Today we're joined by Angela to unpack:

  • Best practice for advice firms working with asset consultants
  • How to find the right consultant for your business
  • Angela's bedrock rules of portfolio construction
  • A process to assess fund managers
  • Common mistakes made when setting up SMAs
  • Where Angela sees advice industry going


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CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


  • Legislated CPD Area(s): Technical Competence
  • Knowledge Requirement(s): Managed Investments


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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Basis Points would not be possible without the support of our three launch partners:

  • Orbis Investments - Invest differently
  • Milford - Invested in the outcome
  • CBOE - Local market, global opportunities


Thank you to all three partners for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.


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Want more Basis Points?

  • Sign up to the Basis Points email
  • Join the conversation on LinkedIn
  • Watch all episodes in full and relive some of our favourite clips on YouTube


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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


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Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.


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3 months ago
36 minutes 49 seconds

Basis Points
Macro outlook, where to for rates & why now for bonds - Rob Mead | PIMCO

Today we're joined by Rob Mead, Managing Director and co-Head of Asia-Pacific Portfolio Management at PIMCO.


PIMCO is one of the world's largest investment managers, managing trillions of dollars in fixed-income securities for clients. So they are well placed to give us a sense of the economy and where that may lead markets and rates for the rest of 2025.


Today we speak to Rob about:

  • The state of the economy in both Australia and the US
  • PIMCO's view on where rates will go from here in both Australia and the US
  • Why many advisers are underweight bonds and the risks that may cause in client portfolios


This episode was recorded on March 27th 2025.


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CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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This episode has been sponsored by PIMCO.


If you would like to learn more about PIMCO and their Cboe-listed ETFs, head to: https://www.pimco.com/au/en


Thank you to PIMCO for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.


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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


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Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.


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4 months ago
34 minutes 25 seconds

Basis Points
Overweight Alibaba, underweight Nvidia: Playing the expectations game with Matt Wacher | Morningstar

Investing is an expectations game, and today’s guest wants to help you get the probabilities in your favour


Today we're joined by Matt Wacher, Chief Investment Officer for Asia-Pacific at Morningstar.


In our conversation, we cover:

  • Why investing should be thought of as an expectations game
  • How we can identify the expectations investors have for different companies and markets
  • Why Matt likes finding the lowest bars to jump over
  • Examples of this approach: How it helped Matt and his team identify Alibaba's turnaround and avoid Nvidia's fall
  • Another company that Matt thinks the market has overreacted to and is set up for a turnaround


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CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


  • Legislated CPD Area(s): Technical Competence
  • Knowledge Requirement(s): Managed Investments


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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Basis Points would not be possible without the support of our three launch partners:

  • Orbis Investments - Invest differently
  • Milford - Invested in the outcome
  • CBOE - Local market, global opportunities


Thank you to all three partners for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.


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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


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Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.



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4 months ago
36 minutes 55 seconds

Basis Points
We're entering a stock pickers market with Eric Marais | Orbis Investments

The past decade has been tough for stock pickers. Active managers have struggled to keep up with the index, particularly in the US, as Big Tech pushed ever-higher and a flood of money flowed into passive ETFs. Our guest today thinks that some of these trends are reversing.


Today we're joined by Eric Marais, Investment Specialist at Orbis.


We speak to Eric about:

  • The case for reducing exposure to US Big Tech
  • Some counterintuitive ideas that form the basis of Orbis' philosophy
  • Why Eric believes animal spirits are back
  • How we could be entering a stock pickers market
  • Two stocks Eric finds interesting: Nintendo (TYO: 7974) and Corpay (NYSE: CPAY)


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CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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This episode has been sponsored by Orbis.


If you would like to learn more about Orbis' contrarian investment approach can offer a true point of diversification when constructing client portfolios, click here.


Thank you to Orbis for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.


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Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. Basis Points is intended solely for industry professionals, financial advisers and wholesale investors. 

 

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement and Target Market Determination. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial adviser. There are risks with any investments, including one in the Orbis funds. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance and the value of any investment in an Orbis fund is not guaranteed.

 

This podcast represents Orbis' view at a point in time and provides reasoning on why Orbis has bought or sold a particular security for its funds. Orbis may take the opposite view from that stated, as facts or circumstances may change. This podcast does not prohibit the Orbis funds from dealing in the securities before or after this is published.

 

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.



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5 months ago
50 minutes 26 seconds

Basis Points
Don't blow up your client's money with Charlie Viola | Viola Private Wealth

Basis Points has launched! And what a big episode to kick off with.


Today we're joined by the founder of Viola Private Wealth and an adviser who often sits at the top of the list of Australia's best advisers: Charlie Viola.


In a wide-ranging conversation, we speak to Charlie about:

  • Going out on his own and launching Viola Private Wealth
  • His foundational principles of portfolio construction
  • Best practice for educating clients and bringing them on the journey
  • How the Viola team assess emerging asset classes


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CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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Basis Points would not be possible without the support of our three launch partners:

  • Orbis - Invest differently
  • Milford Asset Management - Invested in the outcome
  • CBOE - local market, global opportunities


Thank you to all three partners for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.


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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


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Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.



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5 months ago
50 minutes 44 seconds

Basis Points
There's more to life than the Magnificent Seven with Alexander Whight | Milford

The global opportunity set for investors is massive. And yet, so much of our attention focuses on such a narrow section of one market. Today's guest wants us to break out of our bubble and explore the full global opportunity that we have before us.


Today we're joined by Alexander Whight, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Equities at Milford.


We speak to Alexander about:

  • Separating the signal from the noise is such a noisy market
  • Alexander's investment process at Milford: from uncovering new ideas, research to investing
  • The best uses of AI tools for stock research
  • Two companies Alexander is finding interesting at the moment: API Group (NYSE: APG) and Aramark (NYSE: ARMK)


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CPD Points: This episode is in the process of being accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we’ll send you your certificate. The quiz will be available here shortly. 


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This episode has been sponsored by Milford.


If you’d like to find out more about what Milford can do for your clients, check out milfordasset.com.au.


To learn more and before you invest, be sure to read the Milford Funds Product Disclosure Statements and Target Market Determinations at milfordasset.com.au


Thank you to Milford for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.


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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


----------


Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.



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5 months ago
37 minutes 20 seconds

Basis Points
What you're getting wrong about diversification with Adam Bajcarz | Apt Wealth

Everyone can talk-the-talk when it comes to diversification. But are our portfolios walking-the-walk? Today's guest doesn't think so.


Today we're joined by Adam Bajcarz, Head of Portfolio Management at Apt Wealth.


In this episode we focus on:

  • Apt Wealth's investment philosophy and rules of portfolio construction
  • Where Adam believes many advisers are getting diversification wrong
  • How the investment team at Apt Wealth assess fund managers
  • Adam's 5 P's of investing
  • The emerging asset classes that Adam is seeing more of in Australia


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CPD Points: This episode is in the process of being accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we’ll send you your certificate. The quiz will be available here shortly.


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Basis Points would not be possible without the support of our three launch partners:

  • Orbis - Invest differently
  • Milford Asset Management - Invested in the outcome
  • CBOE - Local market, global opportunities


Thank you to all three partners for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.


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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


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Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.



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5 months ago
39 minutes 30 seconds

Basis Points
Up 4x since 2019, where to next for ETFs with Emma Quinn and Oran D'Arcy | Cboe Australia

Today we're joined by two guests from Cboe Australia: Emma Quinn (President, Cboe Australia) and Oran D'Arcy (Head of Listings, APAC)


We speak to Emma and Oran about:

  • Cboe Australia's role in Australia's financial markets
  • The rise of ETFs and where Australians are investing
  • The trends Cboe have witnessed overseas that they're seeing come to Australia.


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CPD Points: This episode has been accredited for CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA).


To claim your points, complete the CPD Quiz and we'll send you your certificate.


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This episode has been sponsored by Cboe Australia.


If you would like to learn more about Cboe Australia and subscribe to their monthly Australian ETF Report, head to: cboe.com/fundsreport


Thank you to Cboe Australia for helping us keep all of our content free and accessible.


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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Basis Points acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 


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Basis Points is a product of Equity Mates Media. 


This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 


Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.


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Cboe Australia is the holder of an Australian Markets Licence to operate a financial market in Australia. This information is provided for informational purposes only. It does not take into account the particular investment objectives, financial situation, or needs of any individual or entity. Under no circumstances is it to be used as a basis for, or considered as an offer to, become a participant of or trade on Cboe Australia or undertake any other activity or purchase or sell any security, or as a solicitation or recommendation of the purchase, sale, or offer to purchase or sell any security.



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5 months ago
44 minutes 11 seconds

Basis Points

Small improvements, compounded. That is the power of basis points.


From Equity Mates Media, Basis Points is a show for Australian financial advisers. Together, let's find small improvements that compound into big outcomes.


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