Webinars

Sandstone Insights (a part of MST Financial) explores the emerging case for an improvement in Australian earnings throughout 2024 and identifies companies that are best positioned into the new year.

Artificial intelligence, lithium, and weight loss drugs ignited investors' imagination in 2023. Sandstone insights looks forward and outlines themes for share market investors in 2024.

Whilst profit growth was flat in FY23, expectations for FY24 factor little in the way of an improvement from a resilient domestic economy, or increase in Asian demand.

Sandstone Insights (a part of MST Financial) outlines the case for an improvement in Australian corporate earnings momentum over the coming year, and what companies are best positioned for an improving earnings environment.

Lithium producers have seen a surge in share prices in recent years, thanks to the increasing adoption for electric vehicles (EVs).

In this webinar, Sandstone Insights (a part of MST Financial) explore what's on the horizon for the lithium industry and offer insights on how investors can capitalise on the opportunities ahead.

Rising interest rates, inflation and heightened volatility are underlining the importance of good portfolio management for Australian equities investors.

In this webinar, Sandstone Insights Head of Investment Strategy John Lockton and Industrials Research Specialist Keith Chau will share their insights on important factors currently impacting the equity market, the outlook for the Australian equities and companies to consider in this environment. They will also preview the upcoming company results season and what this might mean for investors.

With interest rates already climbing to combat rising inflation, investors need to consider the potential impact on their portfolios and review their strategies to offset the downside whilst taking advantage of the opportunities.

In this webinar Betashares’ Chief Economist, David Bassenese, discusses ETFs and their ability to provide portfolio protection and risk-appropriate exposure to stocks benefiting from an inflationary and rising-rate environment.

The 2022 Federal election comes at a highly uncertain time for Australia and the global economy, with historic inflation here and abroad warranting a rapid tightening of monetary policy as the pandemic recovery matures.

Join us as Westpac's Senior Economist, Elliot Clark, discusses and assesses the implications and risks of recent events for consumers, corporate entities and financial markets.

Whether supplementing income or seeking above average returns, dividends can form a central pillar of many portfolios. In this webinar, Plato Investment Management’s Chief Investment Officer, Dr. Don Hamson, discusses the outlook for dividend income in 2022. Plato (ASX:PL8), is the manager of the $600 million Plato Income Maximiser listed investment company (LIC), the only LIC to pay regular monthly fully franked dividends.

In this webinar, VanEck, presents a masterclass in ‘Value Investing’, a favoured investment approach of Warren Buffet and his mentor, Benjamin Graham. The concept of investment ‘factors’ is introduced and the main factors of quality, growth and value – how each of these typically perform through the economic cycle is explained. There is also a special focus on value investing, the current opportunities for investors and how to add this strategy into your investment portfolio.

In this webinar you will hear from BetaShares’ Chief Economist, David Bassanese. With light at the end of the global pandemic tunnel, hear what has changed and what has stayed the same on the investment landscape. With some markets at record highs, a new President in the white house and quantitative easing programs announced in the U.S and Australia, investors can be forgiven for being cautious. As such David covers;

• What does this environment mean for investors?
• Where are the opportunities for value and growth?
• How can investors generate income without taking on too much risk?
• How might different ETFs be used to access those opportunities?

In this webinar Magellan's Head of Research and Head of the Magellan Core Series, Vihari Ross, talks about what to expect over the next 12-18 months in a COVID recovery.

Agenda:

• A macro-economic update
• Geo-political tensions and their impacts on markets
• 2021 outlook for different sectors
• Underlying mega-trends
• Stock stories

In this webinar we’ll hear from BlackRock’s APAC Head of Sustainable ETF and Index business, Sunita Subramoniam, on the rise of sustainable investing around the world. Additionally we’ll touch on how to approach the implementation of sustainable investing principles in your portfolio, allowing you to invest in line with your values.

Agenda:

• What is sustainable investing and ESG?
• The rise of sustainable investing.
• Returns of traditional investments vs sustainable alternatives.
• How can I gauge if I am currently sustainably invested?
• What can I do to realign my capital with my values?
• Questions.

In this webinar you’ll learn about Instalment Warrants and how individual investors and self-managed super funds (SMSF) can take advantage of the benefits of leverage to invest in some of Australia's largest companies and Exchange Traded Funds. Instalment Warrants allow you to gain exposure to shares for a fraction of the outlay or enhance your potential capital gains, dividends and franking credits without the risk of a margin call.

In this webinar you'll discover MINIs, the most actively traded warrants in Australia. You'll learn how you can trade MINIs and profit from rising and falling markets across individual stocks, Australian and international indexes, currencies and commodities.

In this webinar you'll discover one of the fastest growing investment solutions globally. You'll learn how Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) work, the types of ETFs available, their benefits including pricing, liquidity and how you can diversify your investment portfolio in a single trade.