Nedgroup Investments Beyond the benchmark

Beyond the benchmark

Global equity portfolios have rarely been more dependent on a narrow set of companies, themes and assumptions.

The question is not whether AI is real or whether today's market leaders are good businesses.

It is whether investors are becoming too dependent on a single outcome.
In our new Beyond the Benchmark series, Brian Selmo, Co-Portfolio Manager and Director of Research for the Nedgroup Investments Contrarian Value Equity Fund and Nedgroup Investments Global Flexible Fund, shares how one of the industry's most experienced contrarian teams thinks about concentration risk, valuation discipline and finding opportunities away from the market's most crowded trades.
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4 Episodes

Ep 4: What can we learn from a company almost nobody is talking about?

A practical example of the type of research-led, valuation-disciplined investment that defines the Fund. Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast was for information purposes and does not constitute advice, recommendation, or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any funds or strategies to any person in any jurisdiction…
8 Jul 8 min

Ep 3: What is the index overlooking today?

Where we are finding opportunities in less crowded parts of the market. Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast was for information purposes and does not constitute advice, recommendation, or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any funds or strategies to any person in any jurisdiction in which…
8 Jul 4 min

Ep 2: How do you value genuine innovation when outcomes are highly uncertain?

Why the hardest part of investing is often distinguishing a great business from a great investment. Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast was for information purposes and does not constitute advice, recommendation, or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any funds or strategies to any person in…
8 Jul 9 min

Ep 1: What happens when 40% of the market drives most index returns?

Why concentration risk deserves attention, even when the underlying innovation is real. Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast was for information purposes and does not constitute advice, recommendation, or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any funds or strategies to any person in any jurisdiction in which…
8 Jul 7 min