Why short-termism is both a travesty and an opportunity

Investors focussing on the short-term rather than long

Graham Hand, editor at Firstlinks interviews Chris and discuss investor’s short-term outlook. On any given day, whether the stockmarket rises or falls is a coin toss, but stay invested for 10 years and the odds are excellent. It’s at times of market selloffs that opportunities present for long-term investors.

Whitepaper: Why epoch-defining AI is today’s most important investment theme (and the safest way to profit)

AI whitepaper Montaka Global

(As mentioned in the AFR) Montaka believes AI will drive much, much more demand for compute and storage – both in the cloud and at the edge – than many are expecting today. Furthermore, the long-term winners are already known today with a high degree of certainty and we believe the current stock prices of these businesses are failing to adequately reflect what Montaka’s sees on the horizon.

Montaka named in AFR Chanticleer column’s ‘Five best trades of 2021’

Best trades of 2021

For investors, private markets ‘were the place to be in 2021’ and the best way to play the sector was owning the world’s three most prominent asset managers, Blackstone, KKR and Carlyle. It noted that Montaka owned all three companies in its portfolio and quoted our portfolio manager Chris Demasi.

Why have investors become theme junkies?

Theme junkies

In today’s high-gratification world, it is natural for investors to chase these intellectual hits and gravitate towards sources of new themes. The only problem is, it remains far from clear if these new themes are even themes at all.

Global tech-bubble or opportunity

Tech-bubble

Andy recently sat down with NAB’s Gemma Dale to discuss the valuations of global technology stocks and whether or not investors should be concerned about the tech-bubble. Listen to the podcast here.

The stock Chris Demasi is quietly excited about

The stock Chris Demasi is quietly excited about

In this article for the AFR, Chris Demasi answers seven questions by Vesna Poljak on topics ranging from a stock he is excited about to where you can find a good VFM pasta in Sydney! Read on to know more.

Microsoft and Massive Cloud Markets

Microsoft and cloud

Around the world Enterprises are rapidly shifting to the cloud, accelerated by COVID-19, 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’s Andrew Macken & Chris Demasi

Montaka CIO Andrew Macken and co-PM Chris Demasi were the only duo on stage at the Sohn Hearts & Minds conference 2019. They shared two stock ideas which were both well received, gauging by the encouraging audience feedback. Read snippets about the Montaka stock thesis shared at the Sohn Conference as covered by Robert Guy […]