Insights

It’s that time of year again. As 2025 moves into full swing, another round of (US) recession talk is escalating, creating significant market volatility.

As capital becomes more global, the trend to compare the pricing of global companies to local is on the rise.

Being unique for the sake of it is no justification for investment. However, we are confident that the new-age ground lease niche, to which Safehold (SAFE) is the pioneer, is not yet widely known or properly understood by the market.

After a year of US economic supremacy, dozens of national elections and new records set in major equity markets, we consider what the year ahead could bring.

Last month, US voters re-elected Donald Trump for a second term as US president. As a result, market enthusiasm and expectations are high. An immediate rally in US equities (and a selloff in bonds) pointed to renewed optimism for both growth and pessimism for inflation.

Bennelong Funds Management is pleased to announce the appointment of two new directors, Anil Nair and Campbell Fleming, to its board effective 1 November 2024.

"Quality counts. If you are a long-term investor, it’s hard to find a more important factor as to what will power your ultimate investment returns. That said, quality is impossible to measure with precision because it often embodies more subjective qualitative factors than easily quantifiable measurements. Quality is also dynamic and changes over time".  Tom Gayner, CEO Markel

The incoming Trump administration has raised uncertainty about the outlook for global markets in 2025, particularly around the implementation of Trump’s protectionist policies, according to Bennelong and its boutique partners Canopy Investors, 4D Infrastructure and Quay Global Investors.

While hindsight is 20/20, Nike's recent moves in the retail space offer valuable lessons for consumer businesses and real estate investors alike.