Healthcare Specialist

Winnie Wong

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<div class="content-highlight"><p><strong>The Aussie Healthcare Daily</strong> is a summary of major news and announcements from ASX-listed healthcare companies as well as developments and trends in the healthcare industry.</p></div><div><h2>Market Highlights</h2></div><div>
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<td>Index</td>
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<td>S&amp;P/ASX All Ordinaries</td>
<td>0.16%</td>
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<td>S&amp;P/ASX 200</td>
<td>0.14%</td>
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<td>ASX Small Ordinaries</td>
<td>0.21%</td>
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<td><strong>S&amp;P/ASX 200 Health Care</strong></td>
<td><strong>0.24%</strong></td>
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<td>Top Gainer in the ASX200 Health Care index: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/757" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:757:1">Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (MYX AU)</a>
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<td>1.56%</td>
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<td>Top Loser in the ASX200 Health Care index: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/14760" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14760:1">Japara Healthcare Ltd (JHC AU)</a>
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<td>-1.36%</td>
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<td>Top by Volume in the ASX200 Health</td>
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The Aussie Healthcare Daily is a summary of major news and announcements from ASX-listed healthcare companies as well as developments and trends in the healthcare industry.Market Highlights


Index
% Price Change


S&amp;P/ASX All Ordinaries
0.16%


S&amp;P/ASX 200
0.14%


ASX Small Ordinaries
0.21%


S&amp;P/ASX 200 Health Care
0.24%


Top Gainer in the ASX200 Health Care index: Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (MYX AU)

1.56%


Top Loser in the ASX200 Health Care index: Japara Healthcare Ltd (JHC AU)

-1.36%


Top by Volume in the ASX200 Health

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Aussie Healthcare Daily: 12 & 13 Dec 2017

Founder Evidente. Top rated quantitative analyst, Evidente

Sam Ferraro

Founder Evidente. Top rated quantitative analyst

Evidente

Evidente is an independent financial education firm that delivers innovative financial advice to wholesale investors, including active long only funds, hedge funds, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds, in Australia and globally.  Drawing on academic research in asset pricing, behavioural finance and portfolio construction, Evidente provides wholesale investors with commercial solutions to stock selection and asset allocation decisions across equities and other asset classes.

Macroeconomics

<p>The Government's release&nbsp;of Re:think,&nbsp;its tax discussion paper, is a welcome development, designed to kick-start the conversation with the community on a range of reform options designed to&nbsp;achieve a simpler&nbsp;and&nbsp;streamlined&nbsp;tax system&nbsp;capable of meeting the growing needs of an ageing population.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I discuss some of the areas raised in Re:think which are of greatest interest to equity investors: how important income and consumption taxes are to Australia's tax take in a global context,&nbsp;the prospect of the growing drag from bracket creep on household disposable incomes (discretionary retailers), the outlook for the GST (supermarket&nbsp;retailers),&nbsp;the efficacy and viability of the dividend imputation system (high yielders with predominantly domestically oriented operations), the sustainability of the concessional tax treatment of superannuation (asset managers), and the risk associated with companies that have low effective tax rates.</p>

The Government's release&nbsp;of Re:think,&nbsp;its tax discussion paper, is a welcome development, designed to kick-start the conversation with the community on a range of reform options designed to&nbsp;achieve a simpler&nbsp;and&nbsp;streamlined&nbsp;tax system&nbsp;capable of meeting the growing needs of an ageing population.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I discuss some of the areas raised in Re:think which are of greatest interest to equity investors: how important income and consumption taxes are to Australia's tax take in a global context,&nbsp;the prospect of the growing drag from bracket creep on household disposable incomes (discretionary retailers), the outlook for the GST (supermarket&nbsp;retailers),&nbsp;the efficacy and viability of the dividend imputation system (high yielders with predominantly domestically oriented operations), the sustainability of the concessional tax treatment of superannuation (asset managers), and the risk associated with companies that have low effective tax rates.

Global Gaming and Casinos Industry Specialist, Casino Business Review LLC

Howard J Klein

Global Gaming and Casinos Industry Specialist

Casino Business Review LLC

Extensive experience in marketing and development in the Asian gaming market

Global Gaming and Casinos Industry

Equity Bottom-Up

Medical Developments International / Equity Bottom-Up

Medical Developments International (MVP AU)

<ul>
<li>No stock in the sector among major operators has taken a bigger hit than Melco, down over 60% this year.</li>
<li>The bet is tied to whether Beijing will begin to ease travel bans and lockdowns or not before the end of this year. If so, Melco is very cheap here.</li>
<li>Performance of its Manila property, the opening of its new Cyprus resorts could carry the company safely until Macau recovery is in place.</li>
</ul>


No stock in the sector among major operators has taken a bigger hit than Melco, down over 60% this year.
The bet is tied to whether Beijing will begin to ease travel bans and lockdowns or not before the end of this year. If so, Melco is very cheap here.
Performance of its Manila property, the opening of its new Cyprus resorts could carry the company safely until Macau recovery is in place.


Melco: By Far the Cheapest Bet on Recovery in the Asian Gaming Sector--With Cautions

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Index Rebalance

<p>S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices will announce changes to the S&amp;P/ASX 100, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> and S&amp;P/ASX300 as part of the September index review on 3 September and the changes will be effective after the close of trading on 17 September.</p><p>The review period for the rebalance ends on 20 August, so there are only 3 days to go in the review period with 124 days completed.</p><p>For the ASX100, we see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/boral-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1487:1" rel="noopener">Boral Ltd (BLD AU)</a> as a potential deletion following the reduction in its free float following <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seven-group-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:803:1" rel="noopener">Seven Group Holdings (SVW AU)</a>'s tender offer. This is the possibility of another change with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/steadfast-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8181:1" rel="noopener">Steadfast (SDF AU)</a> replacing <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beach-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:795:1" rel="noopener">Beach Energy (BPT AU)</a> in the index.</p><p>For the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a>, we see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pinnacle-investment-management" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20624:1" rel="noopener">Pinnacle Investment Management (PNI AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sealink-travel-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6400:1" rel="noopener">Sealink Travel (SLK AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/de-grey-mining-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6192:1" rel="noopener">De Grey Mining (DEG AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/amalgamated-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20978:1" rel="noopener">Event Hospitality and Entertainment (EVT AU)</a> as potential inclusions, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nuix-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31040:1" rel="noopener">Nuix Limited (NXL AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nrw-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9271:1" rel="noopener">NRW Holdings (NWH AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/g8-education-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:581:1" rel="noopener">G8 Education (GEM AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/westgold-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24269:1" rel="noopener">Westgold Resources (WGX AU)</a> are potential deletions.</p><p>For the ASX300, potential inclusions are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/paladin-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10117:1" rel="noopener">Paladin Energy (PDN AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/imugene-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20276:1" rel="noopener">Imugene Ltd (IMU AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/liontown-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20488:1" rel="noopener">Liontown Resources (LTR AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/betmakers-technology-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25489:1" rel="noopener">BetMakers Technology Group (BET AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/novonix-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29093:1" rel="noopener">Novonix Ltd (NVX AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dubber-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15396:1" rel="noopener">Dubber Corp Ltd (DUB AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/johns-lyng-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26649:1" rel="noopener">Johns Lyng (JLG AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/strike-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12473:1" rel="noopener">Strike Energy (STX AU)</a>, while potential deletions are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bubs-australia-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6296:1" rel="noopener">Bubs Australia (BUB AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/synlait-milk-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16298:1" rel="noopener">Synlait Milk (SML NZ)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/integrated-research-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6744:1" rel="noopener">Integrated Research (IRI AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/maca-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11390:1" rel="noopener">Maca Ltd (MLD AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/medical-developments-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18644:1" rel="noopener">Medical Developments International (MVP AU)</a>.</p><p>The impact is quite large on the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> expected changes while there could be a large impact on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/steadfast-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8181:1" rel="noopener">Steadfast (SDF AU)</a> if it is included in the ASX100.</p>

S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices will announce changes to the S&amp;P/ASX 100, S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) and S&amp;P/ASX300 as part of the September index review on 3 September and the changes will be effective after the close of trading on 17 September.The review period for the rebalance ends on 20 August, so there are only 3 days to go in the review period with 124 days completed.For the ASX100, we see Boral Ltd (BLD AU) as a potential deletion following the reduction in its free float following Seven Group Holdings (SVW AU)'s tender offer. This is the possibility of another change with Steadfast (SDF AU) replacing Beach Energy (BPT AU) in the index.For the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX), we see Pinnacle Investment Management (PNI AU), Sealink Travel (SLK AU), De Grey Mining (DEG AU) and Event Hospitality and Entertainment (EVT AU) as potential inclusions, while Nuix Limited (NXL AU), NRW Holdings (NWH AU), G8 Education (GEM AU) and Westgold Resources (WGX AU) are potential deletions.For the ASX300, potential inclusions are Paladin Energy (PDN AU), Imugene Ltd (IMU AU), Liontown Resources (LTR AU), BetMakers Technology Group (BET AU), Novonix Ltd (NVX AU), Dubber Corp Ltd (DUB AU), Johns Lyng (JLG AU) and Strike Energy (STX AU), while potential deletions are Bubs Australia (BUB AU), Synlait Milk (SML NZ), Integrated Research (IRI AU), Maca Ltd (MLD AU) and Medical Developments International (MVP AU).The impact is quite large on the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) expected changes while there could be a large impact on Steadfast (SDF AU) if it is included in the ASX100.

ASX100/200/300 Index Rebalance Preview: Big Impact & Large Shorts

<p>S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices will announce changes to the S&amp;P/ASX 300 Index as part of the September index review on 3 September and the changes will be effective after the close of trading on 17 September.</p><p>We have 8 days to go in the review period. The index currently has 297 members, so there will be 3 more adds as compared to the deletes.</p><p>We see 8 potential inclusions at the review: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/paladin-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10117:1" rel="noopener">Paladin Energy (PDN AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/imugene-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20276:1" rel="noopener">Imugene Ltd (IMU AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/liontown-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20488:1" rel="noopener">Liontown Resources (LTR AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/betmakers-technology-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25489:1" rel="noopener">BetMakers Technology Group (BET AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/novonix-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29093:1" rel="noopener">Novonix Ltd (NVX AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dubber-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15396:1" rel="noopener">Dubber Corp Ltd (DUB AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/johns-lyng-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26649:1" rel="noopener">Johns Lyng (JLG AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/strike-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12473:1" rel="noopener">Strike Energy (STX AU)</a>. </p><p>We see 5 potential deletions at the review: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bubs-australia-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6296:1" rel="noopener">Bubs Australia (BUB AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/synlait-milk-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16298:1" rel="noopener">Synlait Milk (SML NZ)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/integrated-research-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6744:1" rel="noopener">Integrated Research (IRI AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/maca-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11390:1" rel="noopener">Maca Ltd (MLD AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/medical-developments-interna" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18644:1" rel="noopener">Medical Developments International (MVP AU)</a>.</p><p>Among the potential adds, shorts have risen sharply on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/imugene-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20276:1" rel="noopener">Imugene Ltd (IMU AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/betmakers-technology-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25489:1" rel="noopener">BetMakers Technology Group (BET AU)</a> while shorts have risen on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/medical-developments-interna" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18644:1" rel="noopener">Medical Developments International (MVP AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bubs-australia-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6296:1" rel="noopener">Bubs Australia (BUB AU)</a> among the potential deletions.</p>

S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices will announce changes to the S&amp;P/ASX 300 Index as part of the September index review on 3 September and the changes will be effective after the close of trading on 17 September.We have 8 days to go in the review period. The index currently has 297 members, so there will be 3 more adds as compared to the deletes.We see 8 potential inclusions at the review: Paladin Energy (PDN AU), Imugene Ltd (IMU AU), Liontown Resources (LTR AU), BetMakers Technology Group (BET AU), Novonix Ltd (NVX AU), Dubber Corp Ltd (DUB AU), Johns Lyng (JLG AU) and Strike Energy (STX AU). We see 5 potential deletions at the review: Bubs Australia (BUB AU), Synlait Milk (SML NZ), Integrated Research (IRI AU), Maca Ltd (MLD AU) and Medical Developments International (MVP AU).Among the potential adds, shorts have risen sharply on Imugene Ltd (IMU AU) and BetMakers Technology Group (BET AU) while shorts have risen on Medical Developments International (MVP AU) and Bubs Australia (BUB AU) among the potential deletions.

ASX300 Sep 2021 Index Rebalance Preview: Changes Galore

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Medical Developments International Limited develops and manufactures pharmaceutical drugs and medical equipment for the healthcare market.  The Company's products include analgesic drugs for pre-hospital and emergency pain relief as well as a range of human and veterinary machines and devices in the anesthetics, emergency, oxygen delivery and asthma management fields.

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Medical Developments International (MVP AU)

Aussie Healthcare Daily: 12 & 13 Dec 2017

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Sam Ferraro

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Howard J Klein

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There are a lot of changes expected across the ASX100, 200 & 300 indices at the September rebalance. A lot of those stocks will have a large impact...

Brian Freitas

ASX300 Sep 2021 Index Rebalance Preview: Changes Galore

There could be 8 adds and 5 deletes to the ASX300 index at the September rebalance. The stocks have moved but the index is not very widely tracked,...

Brian Freitas

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