Prime Value wins Zenith Small Cap Fund Award

17 July 2020

‘Boring is beautiful’ for the Prime Value Emerging Opportunities Fund – Class A, which has topped Mercer’s Australian Small Companies (ex-ASX100) survey for the year to 30 June 2020, in its first year on the survey. Richard Ivers, portfolio manager of the Prime Value Emerging Opportunities Fund – Class A, part of boutique investment house […]

14 July 2020

Looking ahead into the new financial year, we don’t claim to know exactly how the recovery will unfold, and we expect elevated volatility to continue. That said, we believe this is an exciting time for active stock pickers who can identify companies with financial strength and management teams that have shown an ability to navigate […]

8 June 2020

The end of June looms large in diaries of fund managers around the country Street Talk The end of June looms large in diaries of fund managers around the country, many of who claim to generate returns through volatile periods and now have a real chance to prove it. The ASX saw red through February […]

24 April 2020

Our investment and business operation remains open, and we as a team remain committed to supporting you through this uncertain time. In light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and, in consultation with the board and senior staff, we have decided to enact our Business Continuity Plan.  With the  spread of COVID-19 and recent government actions to contain […]

2 October 2019

Cash returns from ‘traditional’ cash investments such as cash management trusts and term deposits are extremely low with little prospect of climbing higher soon. Investors are reluctantly leaving funds in equities or property markets, but alternatives exist in the professional or ‘wholesale’ securities market where investors can improve their returns. The wholesale debt market alternative […]

2 October 2019

Prime Value Asset Management chief investment officer and portfolio manager of Australian equities ST Wong has experienced two major financial crises. He tells Karren Vergara how he keeps grounded in the midst of financial market upheavals. If there’s one trait an active fund manager needs at a time when cracks begin to form in the […]

1 October 2019

Market darlings – those stocks often discussed at dinner parties and rarely questioned as a good investment – can make investors a lot of money on the way up. But many market darlings over history have provided the costliest lessons for investors, reminders that choosing which company not to own is often more critical than […]

25 September 2019

ST Wong is the chief investment officer of Prime Value Asset Management. What’s the investment question that you always hope to get asked but never do? Why is making fewer mistakes key to superior investment performance? There is a lot of focus on the most exciting stocks, but little attention paid to avoiding losers in […]

16 September 2019

Income is on everyone’s minds as the media runs riot with talk of negative interest rates and Quantitative Easing. And income investors have been given a clear message from the RBA – cash returns will become worse before they get better. The RBA’s October rate cut, coupled with its latest statement, suggests income-directed investors need […]