Should we be concerned about antitrust regulations in China?

Chinese regulators hit the booming tech industry again this week with draft rules intended to curb monopolistic practices at China’s internet companies, sparking a $290 billion selloff across names like Alibaba, Tencent and Meituan.

CAC is the New Rent

Typically, rent is one of the largest costs for offline retailers. However, the internet has given rise to a new set of dynamics in an online world for consumer firms with customer acquisition cost (CAC) usurping rent in importance.

Private Equity and Insurance Go Hand-in-Hand

Private equity firms are making long-term investments in legacy insurance books. What makes insurance, one of the oldest industries, fraught with regulation, so attractive to these smart investors?

Why investing is hard

As Warren Buffett once said: “Price is what you pay; value is what you get.” This simple definition underpins the logical pursuit of value investors to make investments in businesses only when prices are materially below their true value.

10-Bagger at 10-Times the Price

Discussing the lofty valuations of technology companies, and if the sector is truly overvalued in today's times.

EU evolution underappreciated

An historic change in European philosophy has gone largely unnoticed. Read on to know all about it.

Spotlight Series – Cash Flow Discussion

An excerpt from our recent video for Montaka investors about how all cash flows aren't created equal.

The evolution of Montaka’s strategy suite

Montaka’s business was born more than five years ago and since then, our strategy suite has expanded, as has the number of funds that investors can use to gain access to our three strategies catering to the unique preferences of our investor base.

Quarterly Update (Q3 2020)

In this quarterly update, Andrew Macken, Montaka's Chief Investment Officer touches upon a range of possible medium-term economic outcomes. He also shares a brief update on our current portfolio positioning.

Quarterly Update (Q2 2020)

To gain more insights about the last quarter (June 2020), please have a look at this video featuring Andrew Macken, Montaka's Chief Investment Officer.

Quarterly Update (Q4 2019)

To gain more insights about the last quarter of 2019 as well as the year gone by, please have a look at this video featuring Andrew Macken, Montaka's Chief Investment Officer.

Part 2: Winning in the age of enterprise- digital transformation

The structural growth in enterprise digital transformation is not like most other trends, it is here to stay and that is precisely why we at Montaka Global have meaningfully increased exposure to the businesses we believe will be the longterm winners in the attractive markets within this accelerating trend.

Part 1: Winning in the age of enterprise- digital transformation

While investors have faced a once-in-a-century stumbling block at the hands of COVID-19, the pandemic may prove to be a stepping stone to significant investment opportunity. In this two-part whitepaper, we examine a multi-decade, structural trend that is now accelerating as a direct result of the pandemic.

Part 2 of 2: Low Rates, Assets Inflate

In the concluding part of this 2-part whitepaper on the low interest rate scenario currently engulfing the world, we consider the long-term consequences of such a protracted low-rate environment on asset prices – in particular on equity prices.

Part 1: Low Rates, Assets Inflate

In this two-part Whitepaper series, we consider the likely drivers of low interest rates that are currently being observed, particularly around demographics, indebtedness, technology, globalisation and the structure of the international monetary and financial system.

Microsoft and Massive Cloud Markets

Around the world Enterprises are rapidly shifting to the cloud, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and Microsoft is leading the transformation with Office365 and Azure.

Picking post-pandemic winners | Fund Manager Q&A

Glenn Freeman chats with Montaka Portfolio Managers Andrew Macken and Chris Demasi about digital transformation which has accelerated in the midst of the pandemic and the qualities they look for while investing in a stock.

Sohn Hearts & Minds Conference 2019 – Montaka Presentation

Montaka CIO Andrew Macken and co-PM Chris Demasi presented at the Sohn Hearts & Minds conference 2019 held in Sydney. Have a look at this video in which they share two stock ideas.