Rudi Filapek-Vandyck

Rudi Filapek-Vandyck

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Rudi Filapek-Vandyck has been a journalist for nearly three decades, of which nearly two decades has been in finance. After successfully establishing a leading financial news service in Europe, Rudi moved to Australia where he founded FNArena, an online service dedicated to providing independent and unbiased market analysis. He has also developed new tools and applications that assist investors in their market research.

Rudi’s market analyses have become highly sought after and he is a regular guest on Peter Switzer’s SWITZER program on Sky Business as well as on BoardRoomRadio. Rudi is often found travelling the country to educate investors and share his observations and market insights.

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The broker wrap: 12 stocks rated buy

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Changes to stockbroker ratings in the past week

The number of changes to broker ratings has picked up over the past week, with the eight brokers in the FNArena database upgrading 12 recommendations and downgrading seven. This leaves total Buy ratings at 49.85%.

Upgrades

On the upgrade side is Ansell (ANN), where Citi has moved to a Buy rating given improved value following recent share price weakness. The broker also made modest changes to earnings estimates and price target to reflect updated forex assumptions.

Aurora Oil and Gas (AUT) similarly enjoyed an upgrade to Buy courtesy of UBS. While an increased stake in the Sugarloaf project is a positive for earnings, the production growth profile remains a major attraction for the broker. As with Ansell, Aurora's rating upgrade also reflects improved valuation following recent share price falls.

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