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The Complexity Premia Podcast
Coolabah also publishes the popular Complexity Premia Podcast, deconstructing modern investment problems in capital markets. See the latest episodes below.
Hedgie: More sharks on land than in water in these parts
In this column I submit 10 big ideas for the next decade, which is bound to be a dangerous one,...
Rise of the ASX Zombies
This is an article portfolio manager Christopher Joye published on Livewire recently. Our thesis is simple: capitalism is dying and...
Complexity Premia Podcast, Episode 13
Bond Market Returns in 2019; Welcoming Pinnacle to our Family; Human Frailties of the World’s Greatest Investor; RBA vs the...
Pinnacle Investment Management Joins Coolabah Capital Family
We are delighted to announce that Pinnacle Investment Management (ASX: PNI) has joined the Coolabah Capital Investments' family.
CCI Cornerstones Landmark RMBS deal
Coolabah Capital Investments was delighted to cornerstone the first-ever RMBS bond issue—offered by CBA—that has priced off the RBA cash...
SwitzerTV, Episode 12
Coolabah Capital's Chris Joye, Domain's Jason Pellegrino and PEXA's Marcus Price discuss the property market rebound.
Coolabah Capital selected as one of Australia’s Top Alpha Managers
On the subject of the search for yield, one question I am regularly asked is whether retail investors should be...
Complexity Premia Podcast, Episode 12
Competition Facing the Big Banks; Is High Yield Debt Just Equities in Disguise; Aussie Housing; RBA Rate Cuts & QE;...
House Prices to Increase 30%
It is time to unveil a new expectation: if the RBA continues cutting through conventional and unconventional means, which is...
How we predicted S&P’s shock upgrade of major bank hybrids to investment-grade
Today I explain why most global high yield bonds are really just equity risk, with similar volatility and maximum 40%...
Big banks have never faced more competition…
Today I write that the ACCC inquiry into the big banks, and the front book/back book fracas that reportedly precipitated it,...
How Aussie QE Will Work
Today I write that it is amusing how we have shifted from nobody believing our early May forecast that Aussie...
Thoughts on CBA Perls XII
Here are some basic thoughts from my team on CBA’s new hybrid issue, which is not investment advice and should...
Complexity Premia Podcast, Episode 11
Keen vs Joye; Is Capitalism Dead; CBA’s New Hybrid Deal; Hybrids vs Foreign High Yield; the Coming of Aussie QE...
Demolishing a housing doomsayer
On Thursday I debated and demolished my old foe Dr Steve Keen (of doomsday fame) on the contentious subject of Aussie housing....
As predicted, RBA QE is coming soon…
In predictably cutting its cash rate to a new record low of 0.75 per cent in October, the RBA moved...
Kissinger: Why Traders Are Smarter Than Investors
While studying at Cambridge University in 2003 I got a letter from former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, inviting...
Capitalism is dead
Today I argue that in response to the 2008 crisis central banks and treasuries have thrown the baby out with...
ECB shunts RBA one step closer to QE
This weekend I write that the ECB’s decision to start buying bonds again to reduce the long-term cost of capital...
This housing boom is very different
Today I explain why this housing boom is very different to its predecessors, and should not constrain the RBA from...
Housing Boom is Back, Baby!
Today I explain why this housing boom is very different to its predecessors, and should not constrain the RBA from...
RBA Signalling QE May Be Coming
I’ve written a lot about the coming of Aussie QE since we first forecast it in May this year (the notion was...
QE Will Create Wave of Zombie Companies
Today I argue that since we blindsided participants by first putting the likelihood of the Reserve Bank of Australia launching quantitative...
Complexity Premia Podcast, Episode 10
Why the Best Investors Use Shrinks; Magellan’s Revolution; Trade Wars Rumble On; Why Aussie Bonds Pay Higher Outright Spreads; the...
China drops to No.3 US trading partner…
At the end of May we prepared this essay on the changing probabilities in Trump’s trade war, which explained that...
Complexity Premia Podcast, Episode 9
“Bail-In-Able” Debt Tsunami Special – Markets In June & July; The TLAC Tidal-Wave; How Early Deals Performed; Can Banks Fund...
Complexity Premia Podcast, Episode 8
QE Special – Housing Recovery, RBA Rate Cuts, How Much Banks Pass Through, Trading RBA Quantitative Easing (QE), And Search...
Complexity Premia Podcast, Episode 7
Trade War Special – Trump and Xi’s Game of Thrones, and May Market Performance Update
Changing Probabilities in Trump’s Trade War
Enclosed is an executive summary from a new paper that we have published on the changing probabilities in the trade...
Hedgie: More sharks on land than in water in these parts
In this column I submit 10 big ideas for the next decade, which is bound to be a dangerous one, including: the coming of self-aware
Rise of the ASX Zombies
This is an article portfolio manager Christopher Joye published on Livewire recently. Our thesis is simple: capitalism is dying and the myopic public policy statism
Complexity Premia Podcast, Episode 13
Bond Market Returns in 2019; Welcoming Pinnacle to our Family; Human Frailties of the World’s Greatest Investor; RBA vs the Govt over Fiscal Policy and More…
Pinnacle Investment Management Joins Coolabah Capital Family
We are delighted to announce that Pinnacle Investment Management (ASX: PNI) has joined the Coolabah Capital Investments’ family.
CCI Cornerstones Landmark RMBS deal
Coolabah Capital Investments was delighted to cornerstone the first-ever RMBS bond issue—offered by CBA—that has priced off the RBA cash rate rather than the traditionally-used
SwitzerTV, Episode 12
Coolabah Capital’s Chris Joye, Domain’s Jason Pellegrino and PEXA’s Marcus Price discuss the property market rebound.
Coolabah Capital selected as one of Australia’s Top Alpha Managers
On the subject of the search for yield, one question I am regularly asked is whether retail investors should be switching from major bank hybrids
Complexity Premia Podcast, Episode 12
Competition Facing the Big Banks; Is High Yield Debt Just Equities in Disguise; Aussie Housing; RBA Rate Cuts & QE; Looking Into Next Year…
Hybrids vs High Yield
On the subject of the search for yield, one question I am regularly asked is whether retail investors should be switching from major bank hybrids
House Prices to Increase 30%
It is time to unveil a new expectation: if the RBA continues cutting through conventional and unconventional means, which is our central case, I expect
How we predicted S&P’s shock upgrade of major bank hybrids to investment-grade
Today I explain why most global high yield bonds are really just equity risk, with similar volatility and maximum 40% losses, while also lifting the
Big banks have never faced more competition…
Today I write that the ACCC inquiry into the big banks, and the front book/back book fracas that reportedly precipitated it, are completely bogus. Let’s get
How Aussie QE Will Work
Today I write that it is amusing how we have shifted from nobody believing our early May forecast that Aussie quantitative easing (QE) was coming,
Thoughts on CBA Perls XII
Here are some basic thoughts from my team on CBA’s new hybrid issue, which is not investment advice and should not be relied on for
Complexity Premia Podcast, Episode 11
Keen vs Joye; Is Capitalism Dead; CBA’s New Hybrid Deal; Hybrids vs Foreign High Yield; the Coming of Aussie QE and Much More
Demolishing a housing doomsayer
On Thursday I debated and demolished my old foe Dr Steve Keen (of doomsday fame) on the contentious subject of Aussie housing. You might recall that Steve
As predicted, RBA QE is coming soon…
In predictably cutting its cash rate to a new record low of 0.75 per cent in October, the RBA moved itself one meeting away from
Kissinger: Why Traders Are Smarter Than Investors
While studying at Cambridge University in 2003 I got a letter from former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, inviting me to meet him in
Capitalism is dead
Today I argue that in response to the 2008 crisis central banks and treasuries have thrown the baby out with the bathwater. Unable to tolerate
ECB shunts RBA one step closer to QE
This weekend I write that the ECB’s decision to start buying bonds again to reduce the long-term cost of capital (aka QE)—coupled with the Fed
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