Portfolio Manager of the Montgomery Small Companies Fund Gary Rollo spoke about how the portfolio is positioned for the current economic conditions and why small cap growth looks cheap. Gary covered the team’s four core investable themes and where the opportunities for alpha generation exist and shared two case studies – John Lyng Group (ASX:JLG) and Alliance Aviation Services (ASX:AQZ).
Switching to the large cap part of the market, Australian Eagle Asset Management Chief Investment Officer, Sean Sequeira talked about the quality first investable universe. Sean covered companies where their investment grade rating changed as a result of reporting season and spoke to why he believes Transurban Group (ASX:TCL) may re-rate and the investment case for QBE Insurance (ASX:QBE).