Prime Value wins Zenith Small Cap Fund Award

20 October 2021

What the Australian share market has in common with three-minute noodles By ST Wong The Australian stock market has developed a hunger for any next thing, it doesn’t even need to be a ‘next big thing’, just any next thing to fulfil a short-term craving. The market’s short-term focus is like basing a diet around […]

12 October 2021

Should investors trust the bears or a new economic cycle? Investors who look through bearish signals will find companies poised to benefit from economic strength. ST Wong Was it really just 18 months ago that the price of oil was negative? Oil producers had such a glut they were literally paying buyers to take barrels […]

5 October 2021

Market volatility does not change key drivers of the share market By ST Wong Recent market volatility will likely impact the Australian share market in the short-term, driven largely by volatility in the commodities market. The concerns over commodities can be traced back to problems with Chinese property company Evergrande, which is currently experiencing a […]

20 August 2021

Latest Mercer survey puts Prime Value Emerging Opportunities Fund in Top Ten The Prime Value Emerging Opportunities Fund has achieved another high ranking in the latest Mercer Australian Small Companies (ex-ASX100) survey, following its table-topping ranking in last year’s survey. The Fund, which is managed by Prime Value Asset Management Portfolio Manager, Richard Ivers, was […]

30 June 2021

Rising inflation challenging for income investors The rising inflation has driven income investors to search for cash alternatives and the return to normal economic activity will see inflation move progressively higher in the long term, eroding savings, according to the boutique investment house Prime Value Asset Management. An emerging alternative for investors is diversified income […]

30 June 2021

Inflation spike brings capital preservation pain for income investors 30 Jun 2021 From Prime Value Asset Management The rise in global inflation is making it harder for income investors to preserve capital, according to a fixed income expert. Investors may need to look for cash alternatives as inflation accelerates, according to Matthew Lemke, fund manager (income funds) with […]

29 June 2021

Why it’s harder to sell stocks than it is to buy Investors, including investment professionals, need to face their own psychology with decisions on when to exit. ST Wong With the Australian stock market on a tear, more investors will be wondering if it’s time to sell some stocks and get ahead of the market, […]

27 May 2021

Shooting the lights out (as an investor) is great, but even many small-cap investors need to strike more of a balance between risk and reward. As a family office structure, Prime Value’s Emerging Opportunities Fund keeps a keen eye on capital preservation and downside protection, while investing in a basket of ex-ASX 100 stocks. “We run […]

19 May 2021

Ivers steady on wild ride during first three years Richard Ivers, portfolio manager for the Prime Value Emerging Opportunities Fund, has notched up his first three years in charge of the small caps investment fund. Markets have thrown just about everything at investment managers during this time: from flat spots to record highs, and the […]