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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

Auscap Awarded Best Long Short Equities Hedge Fund – Australia, International Hedge Fund Awards 2015

The Auscap Long Short Australian Equities Fund has been named the winner of the Best Long Short Equities Hedge Fund – Australia, by The International Hedge Fund Awards 2015, sponsored by BarclayHedge. The Auscap Team are excited and humbled to ... 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

Why The Big Iron Ore Producers Face The Ultimate Prisoners’ Dilemma

November Newsletter | Why have the big iron ore producers continued to increase supply despite the obvious effect on price? In our latest newsletter we look at game theory for answers and conclude that despite the likelihood of lower profits, the big ... 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