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MEDIA

FEATURED INTERVIEW

We're back with our Q2 quarterly update for 2024 to discuss:

  • Recession or Overreaction? 

  • Federal Reserve in Focus: the US election is fast approaching, so is a cut coming?

  • Fear vs. Greed: how it continues to drive market volatility 

  • Commercial Real Estate Concerns: Is the rising vacancy rate a sign of deeper economic troubles? 

MEDIA & PAST NEWSLETTERS

11 December 2024

SSCF November 2024

Check out our November 2024 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

10 December 2024

Spatium x IIF launch wholesale Agriculture Fund

In 2025, Spatium Capital in partnership with Invest Inya Farmer will bring a one of its kind wholesale agriculture production fund to wholesale investors

15 November 2024

SSCF October 2024

Check out our October 2024 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

11 November 2024

Spatium Capital expands global footprint with APAC partnership

Melbourne-based funds management firm Spatium Capital and Singapore-based Conduit Group have announced consolidation plans to expand their collaboration across distribution and markets.

22 October 2024

WE WON! Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 for Finance

Thrilled to share we won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 award for Finance!

21 October 2024

A cautionary tale

On AusBiz we discussed:
(1) Outflow challenges at Renaissance Technologies (2) ESG projects have captured Singaporean attention (3) CEOs nearing milestone ages might impact company performance due to increased honesty - beware the dreaded number 9!

15 October 2024

Politicians promise a lot

With the US election on our doorstep, do politicians actually impact the stock market?

15 October 2024

SSCF September 2024 factsheet

Check out our September 2024 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

16 September 2024

AI: fad, craze or trend?

On AusBiz we discussed:
(1) EU and US retail spending habits (2) AI: fad, craze or trend? (3) Does deletion from an index provide for an investment opportunity?

10 September 2024

What is delta?

Sick of all the unusual finance jargon? Let us break it down for you

9 September 2024

SSCF August 2024 factsheet

Check out our August 2024 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

13 August 2024

SSCF July 2024 factsheet

Check out our July 2024 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

15 July 2024

SSCF June 2024 factsheet

Check out our June 2024 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

10 July 2024

A longer term problem with the company

How do we identify the companies that we think have the potential to offer upside on a short-term basis and how do we screen out the ones we think have more engrained problems?

4 July 2024

Part and parcel of being in market

Why do we refuse not to have one or few 'favourite' stocks in the portfolio?

17 June 2024

SSCF May 2024 newsletter

Check out our May 2024 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

14 June 2024

Nick won 2024's Fund Manager of the Year rising star

Nick won the gong!

11 June 2024

Nick's nomination for Fund Manager of the Year captured in a video

Nick was nominated for Fund Manager of the Year, so we had to embarrass him

4 June 2024

Why we get in-and-out early with our trades

Post day-45, how much juice can we squeeze out of a company before the market catches on and it's fairly valued once again?

3 June 2024

Ausbiz: when will the return differential between the ASX200 and Small Ords close?

With Andrew we explore when the return spread between the ASX200 and Small Ords might begin, pitfalls to watch out for during tax-loss harvesting month and how the younger generations will need to grow their wealth if Resi property remains out of reach

31 May 2024

St Bernard's College: Business Breakfast

St Bernard's College welcomed us to present at the local Business Breakfast. Check out the write up for more

28 May 2024

In review: April 2024

What's a quiet month look like for us at the trade terminal? How many companies did the Fund buy and sell?

23 May 2024

AFR: ASX slips

Tom Richardson from the AFR reached out for our thoughts on recent market info

20 May 2024

Ausbiz: Vale Jim Simons and how do we participate in this gamified society?

With Andrew from Ausbiz we discuss the greatest learning from Jim Simons illustrious career, when evidence-based decision making fails and how to positively participate in this gamified society

14 May 2024

Quarterly Video update Q1 for CY2024

Watch our Quarterly Update video for Q1 of Calendar Year 2024

14 May 2024

SSCF April 2024 newsletter

Check out our April 2024 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

9 May 2024

What's our favourite stock?

Spatium is asked all the time: what's your favourite stock? Well, here it is.

29 April 2024

Ausbiz: What do Mozambican elephants have in common with Warren Buffet and Jeff Bezos?

With Nadene on Ausbiz, we discuss the evolutionary quirk of Mozambican elephants as well as some fundamental lessons that can be learned from past investment decisions

22 April 2024

Nick's been nominated for Fund Manager of the Year for 2024

Our very own Nick Quinn has been nominated for Money Management and Lonsec's Fund Manager of the Year for 2024

18 April 2024

SSCF March 2024 newsletter

Check out our March 2024 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

2 April 2024

Ausbiz: Are Aussie Smalls showing signs of a pulse?

Aussie Small caps show signs of a pulse - but is it enough for the bullish rally to finally reverse the last 2.5 years of pain? Also, how do you circumvent US tariffs when your country has been placed on a trade embargo?

13 March 2024

SSCF February 2024 newsletter

Check out our February 2024 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

5 March 2024

Ausbiz: Will the US election slow the market?

Can US Presidents actually influence the stock market? What does persistent Chinese deflation means for the global economy? Watch our interview on Ausbiz to find out more

28 February 2024

SSCF January 2024 newsletter

Check out our January 2024 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

13 February 2024

Trade update: $367 million in traded capital

A big update for the Firm as we reach $367million in traded capital since inception of the Fund

5 February 2024

Ausbiz: What the US labor data isn't telling us

Lets look under the hood of the US labor data and are Aussie's suffering from intellectual stagnation?

30 January 2024

SMSF Adviser: Avoid volatility in uncertainty

We discuss how Aus Small Caps are becoming more popular for self-directed SMSF's and why it is an essential segment of portfolios

30 January 2024

Australian Financial Review: Spatium Capital shares that cheaper brokerage is the way forward

In discussion with the Australian Financial Review, we discussed the savings investors can receive when seeking competing brokerage options for their equity portfolios

17 January 2024

SSCF December 2023 newsletter

Check out our December 2023 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

8 January 2024

Aussie Smalls are overdue for inflows

In 2024 we explore the reasons why Aussie Smalls are overdue for inflows with Ausbiz

19 December 2023

SSCF November 2023 newsletter

Check out our November 2023 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

29 November 2023

SQM Research upgrades Spatium to Favourable

SQM Research awards Spatium a Favourable rating

28 November 2023

Spatium selects new Trustee and Administrator

Spatium elects new Trustee and Administrator that support the evolution of the Fund and its digital accessibility

17 November 2023

SSCF October 2023 newsletter

Check out our October 2023 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

13 November 2023

Can you outlast 'bad' luck?

With Andrew from Ausbiz, we discuss if 'bad' luck can be outlasted and why the secret for many successful Fund Managers is longevity

20 October 2023

SSCF September 2023 newsletter

Check out our September 2023 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

4 October 2023

Media Release: The case for quant in small caps

We argue that the volatility profile for Aus small caps is the perfect hunting ground for a quant strategy that looks to exploit inefficiencies

2 October 2023

Nominated for Young Entrepreneur of 2023

Spatium Capital has been nominated as a Finalist in Business News Australia's Young Entrepreneur of 2023

2 October 2023

Are Aus small caps making a comeback?

On Ausbiz with Andrew, we discuss if the two year hiatus for Aus Small Caps is finally over and that their outperforming days might be on the come back

28 September 2023

Media Release: iShares S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries ETF vs Spatium Small Companies Fund

How the iShares Small Ords ETF stacks up against the Spatium Small Companies Fund

22 September 2023

Media Release: Singaporean Wealth Manager invests in Spatium Small Companies Fund

The Singaporean integrated financial services company, the Conduit Group, has invested in the Spatium Small Companies Fund.

18 September 2023

SSCF August 2023 newsletter

Check out our August 2023 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

4 September 2023

Money Management: Spatium outperforms by 53% over 5 years

Rhea Nath of Money Management Australia was kind enough to signpost our embracing of being recognised as a quant manager and how the Firm's five-year cumulative outperformance of 53% is getting the right attention

2 September 2023

SSCF July 2023 newsletter

Check out our July 2023 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

1 September 2023

Media Release: Spatium Capital Embraces Quant identity

Spatium Capital embraces quant identity for investment strategy as Advisers acknowledge uptake of interest

23 August 2023

Investor Webinar: the case for short-term mispricings

Our thesis on why short-term mispricings need to be considered more closely by sophisticated investors was delivered to the Investment Markets investor webinar

8 August 2023

Politics and your portfolio

Did you know that your political persuasion can influence your portfolio? We discussed this US quirk and the resurgence of speculative stocks on Ausbiz

7 August 2023

The fund managers wishing for more volatility

Contrary to most fund managers, Spatium Capital is hoping for more volatility, not less, after short-term mispricings helped its Small Companies fund see returns four times higher than its benchmark in FY23

27 July 2023

SSCF June 2023 newsletter

Check out our June 2023 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

26 July 2023

The Fund has outperformed 16 out of 20 quarters

Did you know that the Spatium Small Companies Fund outperformed 4 out of 4 quarters in FY2023? The Fund has now successfully outperformed 16 of the last 20 quarters to the end of June 2023

24 July 2023

Braess's paradox, style drift and money managers

What's the $5.8trillion dollar hole in risk assets and will it recover? Watch the video to find out more about this, Braess' paradox and why the ASX might be underperforming the US markets

18 July 2023

Our strategy's 5th birthday

At the end of June 2023, we celebrated our 5th birthday - and like any birthday, it's always better to celebrate a milestone which for us, is a +22.1% return for FY2023

10 July 2023

Navigating market trends and mitigating risk

With Kochie on Ausbiz, we discussed why investors should hold their money managers to greater account and why retailers might not be out of the woods yet

26 June 2023

Is a Russian warlord behind the return of Volatility to global markets?

On Ausbiz we discussed the minor return of volatility off the back of the recent events in Russia plus how being aware of overconfidence through this next economic cycle is crucial to surviving this continually choppy environment.

14 June 2023

SSCF May 2023 newsletter

Check out our May 2023 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

29 May 2023

Will the landing be softer than initially feared?

On Ausbiz we discuss both whether the US can achieve a 'soft landing' for their economy and, do investors prefer their fund managers to outperform in bull or bear markets?

10 May 2023

SSCF April 2023 newsletter

Check out our April 2023 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

2 May 2023

Stock Watch

Five small-cap stocks we are currently reviewing

19 April 2023

Are investors too optimistic amid rate cut hopes?

We share insights on the current market situation and potential over-optimism, with a focus on the US as earnings season commences

18 April 2023

SSCF March 2023 newsletter

Check out our March 2023 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

11 April 2023

INDepth with Nicholas Quinn from Spatium Capital

Speaking with James Dunn from The Inside Network, we (as the title suggests) go 'In Depth' into the mechanics of the Spatium Capital investment strategy and how our experiences with the industry to date have shaped our commercial approach

28 March 2023

Round 4: Talk Ya Book with Chris Judd

Round 4 with Chris, Nick shares his insights on the current volatile market and why it's a been good time for the Fund

24 March 2023

IN60 with Nicholas Quinn from Spatium Capital

Great to be interviewed by industry heavy hitter James Dunn for our IN60 short-form interview - we share our worst current pick and why we love Small Caps

21 March 2023

The Fund has outperformed 14 out of 18 quarters

The Spatium Small Companies Fund has successfully outperformed 14 of the last 18 quarters to the end of December 2022

20 March 2023

Bank runs, bailouts, rescues- a banking sector overview

Imagine if all members of a gym visited at exactly the same time to use the sole bench-press machine...a highly unlikely event but one that would almost definitely result in member attrition! Check out our thoughts on AusBiz as to how this exact example affected US Regional Banks

15 March 2023

SSCF February 2023 newsletter

Check out our February 2023 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

6 March 2023

The grassroots Spatium journey from startup SMA to thriving managed fund

In an interview with Inside Adviser, we shared an insight as to how we got started and decisions that have helped us thrive in a highly competitive industry. Click the link to read the article

6 March 2023

Who is pulling their money from US ETF's?

What's behind the mass exodus of passive products in the US? Watch our video interview with Ausbiz to find out more

5 March 2023

Spatium Small Companies Fund available on Investment Markets

Self-directed investors can now access the Spatium Small Companies Fund via the Investment Markets platform

28 February 2023

SSCF January 2023 newsletter

Check out our January 2023 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

13 February 2023

Testing ChatGPT

We tested ChatGPT and here's what it had to say about a high-turnover strategy

12 January 2023

SSCF December 2022 newsletter

Check out our December 2022 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

9 January 2023

Opportunities in Small Caps for 2023

Back on Ausbiz for 2023, we discussed what opportunity lies ahead for small caps in the new year alongside market-pockets that may do better than others

15 December 2022

SSCF November 2022 newsletter

Check out our November 2022 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

12 December 2022

The difference between speculating and investing

On Ausbiz, we discussed all things momentum, zero sum games and managing expectations

28 November 2022

Where are we in the fear vs greed cycle?

On Ausbiz we discussed CNN's fear vs greed index to understand where we might be in the market cycle

14 November 2022

Temper your enthusiasm, investors ....

On Ausbiz we thought worthwhile to discuss where members of the Trillionaire's club are now and how some managers can switch between objective truths and political truths to suit their investment agenda

9 November 2022

SSCF October 2022 newsletter

Check out our October 2022 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

31 October 2022

Portfolio positioning to the end of 2022 and cautioning the illusion of certainty

On Ausbiz, we discussed how the Spatium Small Companies Fund's portfolio is positioned as we near the end of 2022 and, how investors should be cautious of the illusion of certainty

18 October 2022

SSCF September 2022 newsletter

Check out our September 2022 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

17 October 2022

Is the RBA really taking its foot off the brake?

We discuss why the RBA easing rate rises may be a sign of positive things to come and how high-inventory levels in the US are creating new challenges for consumer discretionary businesses

3 October 2022

Paralysis by Analysis

We discuss why the US Fed seems focussed on engineering a recession and why avoiding 'paralysis by analysis' of current portfolios in this climate is a sensible approach

27 September 2022

SSCF August 2022 newsletter

Check out our August 2022 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

20 September 2022

Stock Watch

Five small-cap stocks we are currently reviewing

10 August 2022

Will US CPI data affect momentum?

We discuss with Ausbiz whether US CPI data has the opportunity to disrupt the current positive market momentum

9 August 2022

SSCF July 2022 newsletter

Check out the July 2022 results for the Spatium Small Companies Fund

4 August 2022

RBA raises 50bp; will history repeat itself?

As the RBA have raised rates once again, will we see continual raises towards the end of 2022? Watch our interview with AusBiz to find out more

2 August 2022

Talk Ya Book - Chris Judd Invest

Back for Round 3, Nick spoke with Chris Judd about the macro challenges facing investors at this point in the cycle and where we see potential

26 July 2022

Investing is not a game

It's been proven that the more you invest through gamified investing-apps, the more likely you are to have an appetite for riskier assets. We share our thoughts on this phenomenon

20 July 2022

Why Aussie Smalls are an opportunity in this climate

Live in the AusBiz studio, we discussed why we think there is an opportunity to be overweight listed Australian Small Companies in this climate

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