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Pharmaceutical and biotech – How the big 5 fared

A look at the performance of the pharmaceutical and biotech sector over the month of August as well as a wrap up of the earnings of Big 5 stocks in the sector. Sector...
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ANN
COH
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Claire Aitchison
Independent Investment Research
Equities

IOOF takes a big swing and the gold rush that brought in $2.3b: this week in capital markets

Just under $698m was raised this week across 23 placements. The largest among them were for IOOF ($452m) and Orocobre ($126m). There hasn't been as many rescue raises...
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Ben Williamson
InvestorHub
Equities

Competitive advantages of Australia's tech titans

Networks are one of the most powerful competitive advantages a business can possess. Strong network effects make it difficult for businesses to be replicated, enabling...
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Damon Callaghan
ECP Asset Management
Equities

Sunset Strip 04th September 2020

Local market was bashed from the open and faded through the day even further lower. All sectors were bashed red with Tech and Health Care leading the red list. Local...
Mathan Somasundaram
Deep Data Analytics
Equities

Blessed were the "cheap" and the loss-makers (or what small stocks did in earnings season)

Our analysis indicates that August was a month of extremes on the ASX with a renewed focus on price at one end of the spectrum but also a strong element of speculation...
Martin Pretty
Equitable Investors
Equities

Most tipped small caps up 26% YTD

In December of 2019, when Livewire ran our annual Predictions and Top Picks survey, the bushfires consumed headlines and our worries as investors. In January, we...
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APX
AVH
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Bella Kidman
Bella Kidman
Livewire Markets
Equities

Creasy’s Coziron up and running with Pilbara gold and iron ore

Plus, DGO cleaning up on its 16% stake in De Grey and Firefly in a halt pending gold assays Given De Grey Mining’s multi-million ounce Hemi gold discovery in the...
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Barry FitzGerald
Independent Journalist
Buy Hold Sell

Buy Hold Sell: 5 of Livewire's most searched stocks

At Livewire we’ll cheerfully admit that we’re a little obsessed with analysing data and using algorithms in various ways to serve you the best and most relevant...
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DCN
EML
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Buy Hold Sell
Livewire Markets
Equities

Sunset Strip 03rd September 2020

Local market started positive on global lead and mainly held despite AUDUSD faded on collapse of the local trade data. Global investors were ignoring the fading local...
Mathan Somasundaram
Deep Data Analytics
Equities

Dividends hiding in plain sight

Headlines during reporting season have claimed that ‘dividends have slowed to a trickle.’ In reality though, it is cash returns that have slowed to a trickle. Cash...
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Dr Don Hamson
Plato Investment Management
Equities

Why we continue to like Reece Limited

The share price of Reece (ASX:REH) – Australia’s biggest supplier of plumbing and bathroom products – has outperformed the broader market for many years....
REH
Stuart Jackson
Equities

Redbubble – A COVID-19 winner with global ambitions

With more than six months of COVID-19 disruptions behind us, there have been some clear winners emerging as a result of changes in spending patterns and the shift to...
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Joseph Kim
Equities

Why India could be the next breeding ground for tech unicorns

The Silicon Valley giants are shifting their attention to India as the next big growth market, just as the consumer base and payments ecosystems are reaching critical...
Amit Goel
Fidelity International
Equities

A new lease on life for this property stock?

In the latest iteration of the Firetrail Analyst Series we dive into an Australian company which we think offers compelling long-term value: Lendlease Group (ASX:LLC)....
LLC
Firetrail Investments
Firetrail Investments
Equities

Sunset Strip 2nd September 2020

Local market backtracked the bash yesterday after deflation data from EU and solid manufacturing data from US. After the opening jostle, local market was chasing the...
Mathan Somasundaram
Deep Data Analytics
Equities

Pointsbet: You've got to be in it to win it

After a stellar year in 2019, where the share price gained 139%, online betting firm Pointsbet (ASX:PBH) was firmly in the sights of Livewire readers. The stock was...
James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Equities

No dead certainties in the listed funeral parlour game

One neat investment theory of the pandemic era is that the deathcare industry provides the perfect hedge against the human cost of the pestilence and the ensuing...
IVC
Tim Boreham
Tim Boreham
Independent Investment Research
Equities

Frank Macindoe (Koda Capital) - Experience Matters

Fellow Koda Partner Frank Macindoe joins David in the latest episode of Inside the Rope to discuss his extensive career in both commercial law and financial advice,...
David Clark
Koda Capital
Equities

Sunset Strip 01st September 2020

The local market was bashed from the open as everyone ran for the door after end of month pump in the last few days. Market sentiment can be very fickle when you put...
Mathan Somasundaram
Deep Data Analytics
Equities

Cashed up small cap looks to make amends

Laser guidance manufacturer Electro Optic Systems (EOS) had an incredible run in 2019, with the share price appreciating four-fold. But contract and delivery delays on...
ASB
Patrick Poke
Livewire Markets
Equities

Avita Therapeutics: A bright future, and 50% off to boot

It hasn’t been a good year for Avita Therapeutics (ASX:AVH). The med-tech stock is the worst performer among Livewire readers’ 10 most-tipped small caps, down nearly...
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Vishal Teckchandani
Livewire Markets
Equities

Stock-picking has never been more important

This is the traditional back in harness week - back to work, back to school. Needless to say, it will be anything but normal this year. I’m delaying the inevitable...
Tom Stevenson
Fidelity International
Equities

This earnings season question: to virus-adjust earnings or not?

Very few companies are currently experiencing what could be regarded as a normal operating environment. Other than utilities and other providers of staple goods or...
Stephen Bennie
Castle Point Funds
Equities

Should we wait for IOOF, or look elsewhere in the sector?

Within the last 48-hours we’ve seen IFL look to raise ~$1bn to buy NAB’s wealth business MLC, this is a major deal especially for IFL who arguably will sink or swim...
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James Gerrish
Market Partners
Equities

Sunset Strip 31st August 2020

Local market played chase the currency all day to finish negative. Lower turnover than last week meant Global investors had even bigger effect. The main game is the...
Mathan Somasundaram
Deep Data Analytics
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