The Bellcast

 In this instalment of our From the helm series, Bell Direct’s Jessica Amir speaks to Auswide Bank's (ASX:ABA) Managing Director and CEO Martin Barrett. Auswide Bank is a classic Aussie success story - starting as a regional bank and growing to national status. Auswide Bank’s nimble nature has seen it grow half-year profits over 9% as it broadens the competitive landscape. In this video, Mart...

In the latest instalment of Bell Direct's From the helm series, Jessica speaks with Select Harvests' (ASX:SHV) MD & CEO Paul Thompson. Select Harvests is one of the world's largest almond growers and the business has been consistently growing its earnings and cashflow for the last three years. UBS and Bell Potter both back the stock as a Buy. In this video, Paul talks to the ins...

In this instalment of our From the helm series, Ingenia Communities' (ASX:INA) MD & CEO, Simon Owen talks us through how its shares have gained >600% over the past 8 years. Simon explains how the business has navigated turbulent COVID-19 waters; what’s in the pipeline with the economy reopening; other business projects, as well as why earnings are likely to continue to grow. This inter...

Jordan Eliseo, Senior Investment Manager from Perth Mint (ASX:PMGOLD) walks us through its success story. How is it possible for PMGOLD to be the best performing ETF year-on-year, according to Bell Direct's Strategy Builder tool?  What lies ahead for the gold price, and what are the fundamental tenets of gold's performance vs. equities?

In the latest instalment of Bell Direct's From the Helm series, Jess speaks with Bubs Australia's founder & CEO Kristy Carr. In this video, Kristy talks to the reasoning behind Bubs Australia’s (ASX:BUB) strategic direction in the Australian market and their plans for overseas expansion. Kristy also sheds some light on their impressive first half results. How does the Bubs Australia...

In the latest instalment of Bell Direct's From the helm series, Jess speaks with Appen's CEO Mark Brayan. Just what exactly does Appen do? Mark explains Appen's hand in developing technologies from autonomous vehicles to voice recognition, and how they've managed to grow their share price by 4000%. For 5 years straight, all of Appen's key financial metrics have grown. So w...

In the latest instalment of Bell Direct's From the helm series, Jess has a chat with CSL's CFO David Lamont.  David gives the inside scoop on CSL, the market leader in the blood plasma and vaccine market. Additionally, he explains CSL's own products, programmes and partnerships, and the steps taken by the medical giant to tackle coronavirus. Plus, he sheds some light on the unique s...

In the latest instalment of Bell Direct's From the helm series, Jess speaks with Brickworks' Managing Director Lindsay Partridge.  Lindsay reflects on how Brickworks has sucessfully grown from a small Australian brick company to a well-diversified multinational company. What projects are in the mix? How has Brickworks managed to maintain dividend repayments since 1976? Why is Brickworks...

Jess caught up with Bell Potter's Head of Research TS Lim to find out what investors should look out for this reporting season.  They also covered: Bell Potter's top pick for banks and insurers A regional bank pick The pecking order for majors

Magellan Chairman, Co-Founder and CIO Hamish Douglass, discusses everything from the trade dispute with China, right the way through to the Magellan investing 'secret sauce'. Hear it straight from the helm, how despite achieving extraordinary levels of success, Magellan maintains a humble culture and investing mindset.

BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officer, Australia, Michael McCorry paves out what to expect in 2020, from not expecting 20% returns, to tilting towards cyclical stocks that will outperform from the rise of global growth and manufacturing. Plus, what Australian's can expect from the May 2020 budget.