At Clearwater, we use specialist fund managers from all over the world to help us grow our portfolio.

If you'd like to learn more about the organisations we work with, and how they fit into the bigger picture, please click on the links below. 

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Learn more about the financial markets

One of the main benefits of investing in the financial markets is the chance to grow your money at a far greater rate than any bank or building society can offer. Over time, financial markets tend to rise in value, although the price of individual stocks and shares will rise and fall every day. The trick is to invest in companies that have a strong growth potential so that you can capitalise on their profits.

The ups and downs of the market

When you hear financial reporting on the television or radio, or read about it on social media, more often than not, you simply learn whether the markets have gone up, or down that day. Mostly illustrated by a green up or red down arrow, you rarely get an explanation of exactly what's going on in the different segments of a listed market.

What is a listed market?

A listed market is built up of companies that trade on a particular stock exchange. Specific requirements determine whether a company can be listed and continue to stay listed. One of the essential requirements is the company's market capitalisation.

What is market capitalisation?

Listed companies are divided into segments decided by their market capitalisation. Market capitalisation refers to the total value of a company's shares. This is calculated by multiplying the price of a stock by the number of stocks issued.

For example, an Australian company with 20 million shares selling at $10 a share would have a $A200 million market cap. This would be considered a company with "small capitalisation" or a "small-cap" in Australia. 

However, the share price, relative to other companies is irrelevant. A company with a $10 share price isn’t twice as valuable as one with a $5 share price. That’s because the company with the $5 share price might have many more shares allocated.

Learn more about the global small companies’ space

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT PENGANA – ONE OF OUR HIGH PERFORMING GLOBAL SMALL COMPANIES

Rare Podcast

1 June 2020:

Listen to RARE's Senior Portfolio Manager, Charles Hamieh and Matt Bushby, Head of Infrastructure Business Development discuss the recent market rally, RARE's current market outlook and the long-term sustainability of infrastructure assets.

RARE Infrastructure

Watch what Nick Langley from RARE has to say about infrastructure. Don’t worry about the pop-up message. As a client or potential client of Clearwater, simply click on “Accept” and press play to watch the video.