Prime Value wins Zenith Small Cap Fund Award

26 September 2023

Bottom-up stock selection shines as sectors demonstrate greater variance Markets have seen companies operating in the same sector produce very different results this past financial year, proving it’s time for active managers to shine in bottom-up stock selection, according to these portfolio managers. The latest reporting season has shown increasingly divergent outcomes for stocks and […]

12 September 2023

Prime Value Asset Management has been nominated as a finalist for the Australian Equities – Small Cap Award by the Zenith Fund Awards for the second year running. Prime Value was crowned winner in the same small cap category at the 2022 Zenith Fund Awards. The Awards are run by Zenith Partners and designed to […]

24 August 2023

Reporting season is underway and while company results provide an important signpost, nothing beats the opportunity to meet with ASX-listed companies directly, according to the Prime Value equities team. This is something the team lives and breathes every day: Over the last 12 months the team has conducted 1,364 meetings with ASX companies. Richard Ivers, […]

26 July 2023

The return of bonds as a viable alternative to equities adds another layer of complexity for investors looking to tweak their portfolios. High inflation is proving hard to shake off, and fund managers say that means investors need to look for businesses with pricing power and think twice about those laden with debt. The Reserve […]

13 July 2023

Small caps continue to lag other sectors of the equities market, creating the ideal conditions to add value, according to Richard Ivers, Portfolio Manager at Prime Value Asset Management, which manages the outperforming Prime Value Emerging Opportunities Fund. He said: “There are strong opportunities for small cap investors to capitalise on the disparity between smaller […]

23 March 2023

Prime Asset Value has three tips for investors to avoid volatility in ASX small caps Companies with high amounts of debt tend to fall more during a market downturn Equity markets tend to lead the economy so are expected to rise well before economic recovery It’s been a tough time for investors in ASX small […]

20 March 2023

Reporting season for first half results was highly anticipated due to the dynamic circumstances impacting markets, including inflation and higher interest rates – what did the Prime Value Asset Management equities team make of the latest results? ST Wong, Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager Biggest surprise: Qube (QUB) Holdings reported a 37% rise for […]

7 March 2023

Prime Value’s Richard Ivers shares the small-cap names he’d hold for the long-term and what investors are missing in this space. The typical wisdom when it comes to buy-and-hold stocks is to look for quality, stable non-cyclical sectors and strong balance sheets. Not typically viewed as the domain of small-cap investments. Certainly not the realm […]

6 February 2023

Richard Ivers and Mike Younger are a part of the Prime Value Asset Management team which won the Zenith Small Caps Award at the end of last year. A crap year it was, so well done.  Here, they give Stockhead exactly Two Minutes of Wisdom. Been a decent 2023 you’d have to say. First things first, can ASX small caps […]