The Opportunity Cost of Risk-Seeking Behaviour

February Newsletter | What is the opportunity cost of risk-seeking behaviour? In Auscap's February 2015 newsletter, we explore our perception of a common attitude towards risk - that in a person's life cycle they should be more tolerant of risk when ... Read more

Simple Logic For The Value Investor

January Newsletter | What makes a great investment? Is it important to find a great company at any price or any company at a great price? In this month's newsletter we discuss the relationship between price and value when looking at prospective ... Read more

Is It Time To Go Shopping?

December Newsletter | Is it time to go shopping? The festive season is a critically important period for retailers. A significant proportion of their profits come from the pre- and post-Christmas period. Generally forecasts for this season have been ... Read more

Global Steel Supply & Demand

October Newsletter | There are many amazing statistics borne from China's phenomenal growth story over the last few decades, perhaps none more than those surrounding China's growth in the production and consumption of steel. And certainly for ... Read more

Analysing FY14 Fund Returns

September Newsletter | In this edition we analyse the returns delivered by the Fund in FY14 in terms of single stock and sector contributions. ... Read more

Avoiding The Double Whammy: Why We Prefer Value To Growth

June Newsletter | Value investing is about discounting the unpredictable future and valuing what we can assess today. We value the current earnings stream, to the extent that we can assume it will continue for some time, considerably more than we ... Read more

The Long And The Short Of It: Our Investing Biases

March Newsletter | In this edition we discuss our approach to investing, including why we are generally positioned net long and with surplus capital. ... Read more