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
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 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.
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 […]
Chris Demasi on growth & volatility
Chris Demasi, our portfolio manager discusses where he sees growth opportunity in volatile markets on ‘Bloomberg Markets.’ (Source: Bloomberg)
Why short assertions lack the gravitas they used to possess
Jemima Whyte, Jonathan Shapiro and Vesna Poljak published an article in the Australian Financial Review which elaborates Montaka CIO Andrew Macken’s views about why short sellers are increasingly being discredited thanks to quickly dished out half-baked research efforts. Typically, good short reports take a couple of months to play out. Read more on this by clicking here.
Montaka’s Andrew Macken, the short seller taking on Buffett’s ‘inevitables’
Vesna Poljak published an article in the Australian Financial Review which discusses our Kraft Heinz short thesis. We believe changing consumer tastes and unrealistic market expectations have created a golden opportunity to go against a large group of stocks. Read here.
KRAFT HEINZ IS A WARNING TO NOT ALWAYS INVEST LIKE WARREN BUFFETT
Jonathan Shapiro published an article in the Australian Financial Review where he discusses how one of Buffett’s biggest positions, Kraft Heinz fell 30 per cent after it made a host of horror revelations. Jonathan mentions how the Montaka funds have been actively betting against Kraft Heinz. Read here.
Hearts & Minds investments: Montaka’s best idea and why
Chris was previewed by the Hearts & Minds LIC (HM1). He articulates the investment thesis on Airbus which he pitched as a long idea at the Sohn Hearts & Minds conference in November last year and was selected by the HM1 Investment Committee as an investment in the LIC. Read here.