Podcast: The storm of inflation
I recently spoke to Bennelong Funds Management's Stuart Fechner about the insidious nature of inflation and the spectre of a recession - as well as the surprising resilience of the Australian economy so far.
“I think the central banks couldn't be any more clear than what they have been, that they are focused on removing inflation. And they're happy to take some slower economic activity off the back of it. So that's code for saying they might even be comfortable enduring a mild recession, if that's what it will take to reduce inflation.”
Listen to the podcast here.
Topics covered:
- 0:35 – why Kardinia has a contrarian view on inflation, despite the ongoing strength of the Australian economy
- 3:04 – all eyes on the response from the central banks
- 4:41 – … and the effect on corporate earnings
- 6:23 – the signs from past periods that do point to a recession
- 7:58 – a conservative positioning of Kardinia’s portfolio, including some stock updates.
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Kristiaan has more than 20 years of experience in the broader financial services industry. Prior to co-founding Kardinia Capital, he was a portfolio manager with Herschel Asset Management, with responsibilities across responsibilities across a range of Australian equity strategies. He has also had senior roles at Merrill Lynch (in London and Singapore) and KPMG Corporate Finance.
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Kristiaan has more than 20 years of experience in the broader financial services industry. Prior to co-founding Kardinia Capital, he was a portfolio manager with Herschel Asset Management, with responsibilities across responsibilities across a...
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Kristiaan has more than 20 years of experience in the broader financial services industry. Prior to co-founding Kardinia Capital, he was a portfolio manager with Herschel Asset Management, with responsibilities across responsibilities across a...
Expertise
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