China is Australia’s largest trading partner, so any significant changes in the Chinese economy can have big impacts on Australia’s economy, share markets and the wellbeing of everyday Australians. In this podcast Jason Guthrie chats to IML Portfolio Manager Daniel Moore after his return from a research trip to China. They discuss:

• How China’s economy is performing, including on-the-ground feedback
• The recent Chinese stimulus and potential future stimulus
• The ramifications of a second Donald Trump US Presidency
• The Chinese property market
• Chinese steel and lithium industries

Brambles is an Australian global success story and a high-conviction holding in IML’s large-cap portfolios. It has had a very successful year and is up around 35% in 2024, but is it in now fully valued, or is there more to come?

In this podcast, IML Equity Analyst Josh Freiman talks Jason Guthrie through his investment thesis for IML’s Stock of the Month, Brambles, and why he forecasts compound annual earnings per share (EPS) growth of more than 10% for the next three years.

Chris Wallis, Vaughan Nelson CEO and CIO thinks that AI is both ‘over-hyped and underappreciated’ and better investment opportunities could lie outside megacap tech, particularly in global small-mid caps. In this in-depth podcast Chris talks to Louise Watson, Head of Country for Natixis Investment Managers Australia about:

• Why he first started investing and why he loves it
• Where he is seeing the best investment opportunities
• His thoughts on the global economy and future prospects
• Why global small-mid caps are misunderstood and why it is an attractive asset class
• What sets Vaughan Nelson apart, including the Vaughan Nelson culture