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Fund managers swamped as IPO hopefuls line up

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Original article by William McInnes
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 27-Oct-21

Judo Bank and SiteMinder are among the companies with a market capitalisation of more than $1bn that will debut on the Australian sharemarket in coming weeks. Martin Hickson of 1851 Capital notes that at least seven companies with a market value of $1bn-plus are pursuing IPOs in the December quarter. Asset manager GQG Partners made its sharemarket debut on 26 October after raising $1.3bn in an IPO; the stock shed 2.5 per cent to close at $1.95, giving it a market capitalisation of $5.8bn.

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JUDO BANK PTY LTD, JUDO CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX JDO, SITEMINDER LIMITED – ASX SDR, GQG PARTNERS INCORPORATED – ASX GQG, 1851 CAPITAL PTY LTD

M&A to smash records

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Original article by Kanika Sood, Anthony Macdonald, Yolanda Redrup
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 20 : 19-Oct-21

Data from Refinitiv shows that $US350bn ($495bn) worth of takeover bids in Australia and New Zealand have been announced so far in 2021. This is three times the long-term average, and Takeovers Panel president Alex Cartel describes it as the hottest mergers and acquisitions environment in decades. Deal-making activity is being driven by factors such as the large amounts of cash on many companies’ balance sheets in the wake of the pandemic and the prospect of interest rates remaining low for some time. Almost $10bn worth of takeover bids involving Australian-listed were announced on 18 October.

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REFINITIV AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. TAKEOVERS PANEL

Lockdowns and supply chain squeeze to lead to earnings reset

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Original article by Richard Henderson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 13-Oct-21

Many Australian-listed companies withheld earnings guidance during the August reporting season, citing factors such as uncertainty arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Investors will be hoping for greater clarity during the annual general meetings season, but Chris Nicol of Morgan Stanley says they are likely to be disappointed. He cautions that factors such as lockdowns and supply chain problems can be expected to weigh on earnings in the first half of 2021-22.

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MORGAN STANLEY AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Investors pump billions into new companies as listings soar

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Original article by Richard Henderson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 28 : 12-Oct-21

Data from Refinitiv shows that 121 companies have listed on the Australian sharemarket so far in 2021, compared with just 84 new listings in 2020. It is the highest level of listing activity since 2007, when 136 companies debuted on the local bourse. Some $6.7bn has been raised via IPOs during 2021, while the proposed floats of Judo Bank and GQG Partners would boost this by around $2bn. IPO activity was subdued earlier in the year, following the fallout from the ill-fated float of Nuix in late 2020.

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REFINITIV AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, JUDO BANK PTY LTD, GQG PARTNERS INCORPORATED – ASX GQG, NUIX LIMITED – ASX NXL

Aussie BNPL usage the best in the West

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Original article by Lachlan Moffet Gray
The Australian – Page: 19 : 17-Sep-21

Sixty per cent of Australians have used a buy now pay later (BNPL) platform, compared to 47 per cent of US or UK respondents. This is according to a survey by card issuing and payment solutions company Marqeta, with a third of survey respondents stating that they had started using BNPL platforms within the last 18 months. Marqeta country manager for Australia and New Zealand Duncan Currie says the high adoption of BNPL in Australia could in part be due to it being the home country of leading BNPL companies Zip and Afterpay.

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MARQETA, ZIP CO LIMITED – ASX Z1P, AFTERPAY LIMITED – ASX APT

Net zero pledges soar after earnings season

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Original article by Richard Henderson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 26 : 7-Sep-21

Macquarie Group data indicates that 34 companies in the S&P/ASX 300 have made a commitment to net zero emissions in the first eight months of 2021, compared to 38 for the whole of 2020. Companies that have made net zero emission pledges so far in 2021 include Boral, Ampol and JB Hi-Fi. Their commitments follow a recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which concluded that temperatures could exceed the 1.5 degree increase above pre-industrialised levels within 10 years.

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JB HI-FI LIMITED – ASX JBH, BORAL LIMITED – ASX BLD, AMPOL LIMITED – ALD, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Investors rewarded with bumper dividends, buybacks

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Original article by John Collett
Brisbane Times – Page: Online : 1-Sep-21

CommSec’s chief economist Craig James is cautious about the outlook for the Australian sharemarket in the wake of the August reporting season. He notes that the recent strong performance of many listed companies has already been priced into sharemarket valuations. Capital management was a key feature of the reporting season, with listed companies announcing some $20bn worth of share buybacks, while investors will receive more than $34bn worth of dividend payments. Peter Warnes of Morningstar says investors should expect lower dividend payouts in 2022.

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COMMONWEALTH SECURITIES LIMITED, MORNINGSTAR PTY LTD

Resources set to drive ASX to 8000 at year’s end

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Original article by William McInnes
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 28 : 9-Jul-21

Mike Aked of global investment manager Research Affiliates says Australia’s benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index could rise above 8,000 points by the end of 2021. He expects the resources sector to drive the local market higher, on the back of the continued strength of commodity prices. Financial stocks have been the main driver of the local bourse’s recent rally, although the materials sector has surged in the last several weeks amid a rebound in the prices of commodities such as iron ore and copper.

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, RESEARCH AFFILIATES LLC

Global equities the big winner

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Original article by Alex Gluyas
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 27 : 2-Jul-21

Data from BetaShares shows that Australia’s benchmark S&P/ASX 200 gained 27.8 per cent on a total returns basis in 2020-21, including dividends. This compares with a return of 37.4 per cent for the MSCI All Country World Index, which was boosted by technology and financial stocks. The Australian market was in turn bolstered by strong gains from consumer discretionary stocks (up 46.1 per cent), financials (40.6 per cent), technology (39.8 per cent) and resources (29.2 per cent). The S&P 500 gained 40.8 per cent in 2020-21, and it reached another new record high on 1 July.

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BETASHARES CAPITAL LIMITED, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, MSCI ALL COUNTRY WORLD INDEX, STANDARD AND POOR’S 500 INDEX

Shares deliver $560bn windfall

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Original article by David Rogers
The Australian – Page: 13 & 20 : 1-Jul-21

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 capped off a stellar recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by posting a gain in all but one month during 2020-21. The benchmark index’s 24 per cent gain was the best return for a financial year since its inception, and follows a pandemic-induced loss of 11.3 per cent in 2019-20. The S&P/ASX 200 reached a record high of 7,406.2 points in May, having slumped to a low of 4,402.5 points in March 2020 as the pandemic weighed on global financial markets. Utilities is the only sector that failed to post a positive return in 2020-21.

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX