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Video: Reporting season wrap up

Market Insight
September 17, 2024

Sage Capital's Chief Investment Officer, Sean Fenton and Portfolio Manager, Peter Moore, evaluate the outcomes of the recent reporting season and analyse the market outlook as we approach 2025.

Topics covered

  • 1:51 - A detailed wrap-up of the latest reporting season, including the winners and losers across sectors and stocks, and the themes that stood out.
  • 12:15 - An in-depth look at the Australian banking sector and the factors that could affect its performance in the future.
  • 18:22 - How Momentum, Growth and Value stocks held up over the reporting season, and an analysis on the Resources sector and the drivers behind weaker commodity prices.
  • 24:00 - Why the Artificial Intelligence (AI) thematic continues to trend, and examples of companies that are actively investing in its advancement.
  • 28:51 - Market outlook leading into 2025, with a discussion on the pressures and risks currently affecting the Australian economy and what this could mean for equity markets.
  • 42:57 - Portfolio positioning and performance for CC Sage Capital Absolute Return Fund (market neutral) and CC Sage Capital Equity Plus Fund (150/50 active extension).
  • 48:13 - Q&A

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