Category: News

COVID-19 has not only caused fear, shock and volatility to rip through the market, but has also pulled the carpet out under most businesses. Many, if not all have been impacted by the crisis to some degree. Some have been able to get away with reinventing themselves slightly by  reorganising employees to work remotely and conduct meetings online. The hospitality industry is offering take-away only and others have been forced to completely reconsider what they do. Many have lost the very premise of their existence with no other option than to close for good. 

This week we were joined in office by Prescient Therapeutics (ASX: PTX) CEO and Managing Director Steven Yatomi-Clarke for an investor and industry update in the personalised medicine and cancer therapy space. 

CEOs and advisers must get ready for new ways of working. Businesses are starting to understand that as social distancing restrictions begin to ease in the coming months, we’ll not be going “back to normal” anytime soon, if ever.

The Australian iron ore sector emerges from COVID-19 with opportunities to expand and diversify, but Chinese boycott remains a risk  

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With favourable rain, a record low Australian dollar, low interest rates and a near record high commodity prices, the agriculture sector is one of the few industries benefiting from the current conditions.

“Just buy something for less than it’s worth” Warren Buffett said almost thirty years ago. The quote neatly sums up the famous investor’s philosophy.

As well as having infected in excess of 3.6 million and claimed 250,000 lives, COVID-19 has put the global economy into a deep freeze. It’s no surprise that markets have reacted positively to the news of an antiviral drug that could help COVID-19 patients recover faster. Five Australian hospitals are already in line to receive the drug.

Nothing has stirred our curiosity through the years more than imagining the ultimate mode of transportation. The car has long been a symbol of financial freedom and the ability to decide one’s own journey. It has been, and still is, so much more than just a vehicle.

Most of us have probably become used to conducting increasingly large chunks of our lives online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many people will find that the internet works just fine for their purposes from streaming videos to writing emails, however for more sophisticated technology companies, today’s internet infrastructure isn’t nearly good enough for what they want to achieve.

Every year, shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway take the pilgrimage to Nebraska to hear the wisdom of its CEO and Chairman Warren Buffett. This year the meeting was streamed live as Buffett covered his thoughts on the company, the markets and the economy. Here are the key take-aways.

Australian food has held up well in the COVID crisis. We’re back to fully stocked supermarket shelves and supply chains are catching up to demand. Despite a difficult 10 years, Australia’s food sector has proven to be robust – so how did we get here?