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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

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<li>Hang Seng announced the results of the March rebalance post market close Friday. Two adds for the HSI, one set of changes for HSCEI, three sets for HSTECH.</li>
<li>An ad hoc rebalance was announced for the KOSDAQ150 following Osstem being designated an 'Administrative Issue'. In IPO world, we have LIC in India and SBI Sumishin NetBank coming up.</li>
<li>Friday was the review cutoff date for the March rebalance of the ASX200 Index. The ATO has provided Aventus with the tax ruling and that creates a timing issue.</li>
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Hang Seng announced the results of the March rebalance post market close Friday. Two adds for the HSI, one set of changes for HSCEI, three sets for HSTECH.
An ad hoc rebalance was announced for the KOSDAQ150 following Osstem being designated an 'Administrative Issue'. In IPO world, we have LIC in India and SBI Sumishin NetBank coming up.
Friday was the review cutoff date for the March rebalance of the ASX200 Index. The ATO has provided Aventus with the tax ruling and that creates a timing issue.


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Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/paradigm-biopharmaceuticals" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26140:1" rel="noopener">Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals (PAR AU)</a> is re-pioneering patent expired, existing drug molecule pentosan polysulfate sodium as a potential treatment of osteoarthritis, under the brand name Zilosul.</li>
<li>With a current addressable patient population of 72 million people, Zilosul has an annual revenue potential of more than $10 billion, if approved.</li>
<li>Inherent safety concern on the existing FDA-approved indication and Paradigm’s financial capability are the near-term overhangs on the commercialization prospect of the drug.</li>
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Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals (PAR AU) is re-pioneering patent expired, existing drug molecule pentosan polysulfate sodium as a potential treatment of osteoarthritis, under the brand name Zilosul.
With a current addressable patient population of 72 million people, Zilosul has an annual revenue potential of more than $10 billion, if approved.
Inherent safety concern on the existing FDA-approved indication and Paradigm’s financial capability are the near-term overhangs on the commercialization prospect of the drug.


Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals (PAR AU): Concerns on First Potentially Commercialized Product

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<li>There could be 2 changes to the ASX100 and ASX200 prior to the March rebalance due to the acquisitions of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ausnet-services" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10293:1" rel="noopener">Ausnet Services (AST AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sydney-airport" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19063:1" rel="noopener">Sydney Airport (SYD AU)</a>. </li>
<li>There will also be the large <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bhp-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:147:1" rel="noopener">BHP Group (BHP AU)</a> upweight and funding trade following unification, and possibly the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/afterpay-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26940:1" rel="noopener">Afterpay Touch (APT AU)</a> acquisition by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/square-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23755:1" rel="noopener">Square Inc (SQ US)</a>. </li>
<li>Then there will be more changes to the ASX200 and ASX300 at the March rebalance. There could be a lot of new listings included in the ASX300.</li>
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There could be 2 changes to the ASX100 and ASX200 prior to the March rebalance due to the acquisitions of Ausnet Services (AST AU) and Sydney Airport (SYD AU). 
There will also be the large BHP Group (BHP AU) upweight and funding trade following unification, and possibly the Afterpay Touch (APT AU) acquisition by Square Inc (SQ US). 
Then there will be more changes to the ASX200 and ASX300 at the March rebalance. There could be a lot of new listings included in the ASX300.


ASX100/​200/300 Index Rebalance Preview (March 2022): A Lot Happening From Now to March

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.

Australia

Opthea Limited is a biologics drug developer for ophthalmic diseases. The Company develops therapies for diabetic macular edema, corneal neovascularization and transplantation, and dry eye disease. Opthea serves patients and healthcare providers in Australia.

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