Prime Value wins Zenith Small Cap Fund Award

10 November 2023

Prime Value Asset Management has evolved from a family office to a multi-disciplined fund manager, as part of a group including Shakespeare Property, managing more than $3 billion in funds. Prime Value Asset Management has experienced many changes over its 25 years, but several themes have been constant: a commitment to stewardship, aligned interests with […]

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

A generational shift is required for Australia’s dairy industry to keep supplying a growing population, writes Kirsti Keightley. Soaring post-Covid population growth is bringing huge opportunity and challenges to Australia’s dairy industry, as the potential for demand to eventually outstrip dairy supply in future becomes a real possibility. While this seemed unthinkable just a few […]

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 […]

6 April 2023

There are very few constants in investment markets, but the ability for diversification to spread risk and generate consistent performance has been a powerful strategy across all times. For Matthew Lemke, fund manager (income funds) with boutique investment house, Prime Value Asset Management: “Diversification has earned a place in portfolio theory and practice as a […]

23 March 2023

Self-managed superannuation investors must watch their risk levels when chasing higher income returns to match persistent inflation, according to fund manager Matthew Lemke. Mr Lemke, from Prime Value Asset Management, said SMSF investors need to do their due diligence around investment terms and conditions to ensure they’re not introducing more risk to their portfolios.  “Income […]