Introducing the Mawer U.S. mid cap equity strategy | EP95
Why we launched—our interest and history in U.S. mid cap stocks—potential benefits of the asset class, and a few holding examples.
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Why we launched—our interest and history in U.S. mid cap stocks—potential benefits of the asset class, and a few holding examples.
John Kay’s “simplicity, modularity, redundancy” risk framework elements and our ongoing risk management process improvements.
Mispricing patterns we’re seeing in the market; where we’re finding an edge; improving our management team assessment techniques.
A real time risk management discussion addressing the increasing regulatory pressures currently impacting a wide range of businesses in China.
The tremendous IPO activity led by tech companies; our evaluation process for a company prior to it becoming public; and recent matrix meeting outcomes for the portfolio.
Philip Fisher’s continuous relevance; determining fair value ranges for blitzscalers; and potentially overlooked opportunities in Russia and Kazakhstan.
A review of the quarter: the high-level themes have continued.
CIO Paul Moroz walks us through his “best practices” portfolio construction checklist.
We explore the evolution of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and the notable economic ideas on which it is based. We highlight some notable criticisms and discuss implications of MMT for economic policy and financial markets. Our purpose is less focused on opining whether MMT is fundamentally sound, but rather aimed at understanding its development and how the ground may shift if indeed MMT-based policies are more widely embraced.
Opening the Pandora’s box of Bitcoin, societal trust, and why investors might not, but need to, fully understand the technology.
I’ve been revisiting Philip Fisher’s Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits recently. Scanning the opportunity set in emerging markets, I’ve been trying to imagine what Fisher would have made of the current investment landscape.
“Making the macro micro” around demand trends, inflation concerns, valuations, and earnings. We discuss Comcast, Visa, Dollar General, Alphabet, and more.
Why we launched—our interest and history in U.S. mid cap stocks—potential benefits of the asset class, and a few holding examples.
John Kay’s “simplicity, modularity, redundancy” risk framework elements and our ongoing risk management process improvements.
Mispricing patterns we’re seeing in the market; where we’re finding an edge; improving our management team assessment techniques.
A real time risk management discussion addressing the increasing regulatory pressures currently impacting a wide range of businesses in China.
The tremendous IPO activity led by tech companies; our evaluation process for a company prior to it becoming public; and recent matrix meeting outcomes for the portfolio.
Philip Fisher’s continuous relevance; determining fair value ranges for blitzscalers; and potentially overlooked opportunities in Russia and Kazakhstan.
A review of the quarter: the high-level themes have continued.
CIO Paul Moroz walks us through his “best practices” portfolio construction checklist.
We explore the evolution of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and the notable economic ideas on which it is based. We highlight some notable criticisms and discuss implications of MMT for economic policy and financial markets. Our purpose is less focused on opining whether MMT is fundamentally sound, but rather aimed at understanding its development and how the ground may shift if indeed MMT-based policies are more widely embraced.
Opening the Pandora’s box of Bitcoin, societal trust, and why investors might not, but need to, fully understand the technology.
I’ve been revisiting Philip Fisher’s Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits recently. Scanning the opportunity set in emerging markets, I’ve been trying to imagine what Fisher would have made of the current investment landscape.
“Making the macro micro” around demand trends, inflation concerns, valuations, and earnings. We discuss Comcast, Visa, Dollar General, Alphabet, and more.
If ever there was an activity to experience vicariously, it’s got to be ultra-marathoning.
On January 29, 2016, Bank of Japan Governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, hosted a press conference about Japan’s decision to lower interest rates below 0% for the first time.
At Mawer, we spend a great deal of time asking and answering the question: So what?
Last week we had a sendoff for one of our colleagues, Ong, an equity analyst originally from Thailand, relocating to our Singapore office. Ong received a gift bag of “Canadiana” gear which included a hockey jersey and a hockey puck.
Growing up in post-Soviet Kazakhstan and later Russia, Stanislav received an education in money that would seem alien to North American children.
Two thousand years later, many of Seneca’s ideas still provide readers with relevant and practical life lessons.
At Mawer, we spend a great deal of time asking and answering the question: So What?
One of the most important survival tricks when travelling in China was to have toilet paper with me at all times.
At Mawer, we spend a great deal of time asking and answering the question: So What? A company’s share price is down 6%...so what? A central bank moved interest rates up…so what?” Google re-named itself Alphabet…so what?”
The flavour in strawberry yogurt is an example of a business model that is often wealth-creating: a keystone business.
Every year, our team pulls together a list of books that influenced our thinking in the previous year.
Stock markets have been jittery lately.
If ever there was an activity to experience vicariously, it’s got to be ultra-marathoning.
On January 29, 2016, Bank of Japan Governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, hosted a press conference about Japan’s decision to lower interest rates below 0% for the first time.
At Mawer, we spend a great deal of time asking and answering the question: So what?
Last week we had a sendoff for one of our colleagues, Ong, an equity analyst originally from Thailand, relocating to our Singapore office. Ong received a gift bag of “Canadiana” gear which included a hockey jersey and a hockey puck.
Growing up in post-Soviet Kazakhstan and later Russia, Stanislav received an education in money that would seem alien to North American children.
Two thousand years later, many of Seneca’s ideas still provide readers with relevant and practical life lessons.
At Mawer, we spend a great deal of time asking and answering the question: So What?
One of the most important survival tricks when travelling in China was to have toilet paper with me at all times.
At Mawer, we spend a great deal of time asking and answering the question: So What? A company’s share price is down 6%...so what? A central bank moved interest rates up…so what?” Google re-named itself Alphabet…so what?”
The flavour in strawberry yogurt is an example of a business model that is often wealth-creating: a keystone business.
Every year, our team pulls together a list of books that influenced our thinking in the previous year.
Stock markets have been jittery lately.
Director of Research and Canadian equity co-manager, Vijay Viswanathan, discusses potential trade war impacts to the portfolio, Canada’s opportunity set, and dives deeper into holdings in the energy, e-commerce and insurance industries.
CIO Paul Moroz continues to travel the world doing fundamental research for the global equity and the global small cap strategies. This episode reveals specific observations from his recent research trip to South America and New York City.
This episode features insights from the past quarter by Greg Peterson, portfolio manager of Mawer’s balanced and global balanced strategies.
John Wilson, analyst on Mawer’s global small cap equity strategy, defines scuttlebutt and its competitive advantage for long-term investors.
David Ragan, portfolio manager of Mawer’s international equity strategies, reveals why the portfolio is—and has always been—underweight in Japan.
Jeff Mo, portfolio manager of Mawer’s Canadian small cap strategies, discusses the importance of executive compensation to long-term investment performance.
Christian Deckart, Deputy CIO and co-manager of global small cap and global equity strategies, takes us on a journey through the Mawer investment philosophy by walking us through the investment thesis of four of the global small cap strategy’s top 10 holdings.
Vijay Viswanathan, Mawer’s Director of Research, on the key characteristics of high performing investment teams.
James Redpath (JR), former Mawer fixed income portfolio manager, answers why the Alberta government issued a benchmark euro-denominated bond—four to five times the average deal size in Canada—and what it may mean for the Canadian debt market.
This episode features insights from the past quarter (1Q18) by Greg Peterson, portfolio manager of Mawer’s Balanced and Global Balanced strategies.
Features the investment insights of Justin Anderson, leader of “The Lab,” where Mawer applies new technologies to garner an investment edge and automation to streamline the investment process.
Features the investment insights of Peter Lampert, Mawer Emerging Markets and International Equity portfolio manager, from his research trip to China.
Director of Research and Canadian equity co-manager, Vijay Viswanathan, discusses potential trade war impacts to the portfolio, Canada’s opportunity set, and dives deeper into holdings in the energy, e-commerce and insurance industries.
CIO Paul Moroz continues to travel the world doing fundamental research for the global equity and the global small cap strategies. This episode reveals specific observations from his recent research trip to South America and New York City.
This episode features insights from the past quarter by Greg Peterson, portfolio manager of Mawer’s balanced and global balanced strategies.
John Wilson, analyst on Mawer’s global small cap equity strategy, defines scuttlebutt and its competitive advantage for long-term investors.
David Ragan, portfolio manager of Mawer’s international equity strategies, reveals why the portfolio is—and has always been—underweight in Japan.
Jeff Mo, portfolio manager of Mawer’s Canadian small cap strategies, discusses the importance of executive compensation to long-term investment performance.
Christian Deckart, Deputy CIO and co-manager of global small cap and global equity strategies, takes us on a journey through the Mawer investment philosophy by walking us through the investment thesis of four of the global small cap strategy’s top 10 holdings.
Vijay Viswanathan, Mawer’s Director of Research, on the key characteristics of high performing investment teams.
James Redpath (JR), former Mawer fixed income portfolio manager, answers why the Alberta government issued a benchmark euro-denominated bond—four to five times the average deal size in Canada—and what it may mean for the Canadian debt market.
This episode features insights from the past quarter (1Q18) by Greg Peterson, portfolio manager of Mawer’s Balanced and Global Balanced strategies.
Features the investment insights of Justin Anderson, leader of “The Lab,” where Mawer applies new technologies to garner an investment edge and automation to streamline the investment process.
Features the investment insights of Peter Lampert, Mawer Emerging Markets and International Equity portfolio manager, from his research trip to China.