Rudi Filapek-Vandyck

Rudi Filapek-Vandyck

Switzer Expert

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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.

Commentary Archive: January 2012

A glut of mining companies received downgrades by Deutsche Bank during the week, as they revised down their expectations for the gold price. But some mining companies also appeared on the upgrade list. Read Article

Last week was a busy week for brokers, with a total of 27 recommendations. There was a lot of activity around some stocks, with actions on Boral, Coca Cola and Downer EDI quite conflicted. Read Article

Resources stocks featured prominently on both the upgrade and the downgrade side of the share market as concerns around commodity prices drove movements. Atlas Iron and Orica were upgraded. Read Article

Quarterly reporting, especially from the miners, kept brokers busy with their recommendations last week. Momentum was skewed towards the downside, with 14 calls lowered versus nine recommendation increases. Read Article

Downgrades were the order of the day last week for brokers, as many cut their commodity forecasts, which results in poorer outlooks for some miners. Read Article