Premier Investments (ASX:PMV) is one of those companies synonymous with its boss and this company's leader is Solomon Lew. Premier is an investment company that owns the Just Group, which owns half a dozen retail brands including Smiggle, Peter Alexander, Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Portmans, Jacqui E and Dotti. Premier also has a 25%+ stake…
The equity market hasn't been kind to Axel REE (ASX: AXL), which has three high quality rare earths projects in Brazil. The company did its IPO on ASX in late July after raising $13.3m at 20 cents per share. It ended its first day of trading on 23 July at a mere 12.5 cents, such…
One of biggest shocks among large caps this year was news that one the longest serving ASX CEOs, NIB boss Mark Fitzgibbon, was retiring. After almost 22 years in the job, Fitzgibbon revealed to investors in late July that he was standing down, initially at the end of August, but he agreed to stay on…
Should you invest in aged care stocks? There are plenty of things to like about this sector, including government funding, resilience to tough economic times and the growth in demand that will come as the Baby Boomers age. But it is not all.
Should you invest in aged care stocks? The Yes case
1. Ageing population…
For ASX biotechs wishing to commercialise drugs in Australia, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Special Access Scheme is the next best thing to regulatory approval. Therapeutic goods need to be included on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), prior to being sold, imported or exported from Australia. However, the Special Access Scheme provides a way…
The Pitt Street Research Life Sciences Conference is happening on September 19, 2024!
The Life Sciences sector in Australia and New Zealand continues to mature in 2024. In spite of a difficult market for small-cap stocks on the ASX, companies are making progress in the clinic and management teams are building on their learnings…
You may hear a company talk about its gearing. Generally only when it has a low level of gearing, of course. But what is gearing, why are ASX-listed companies either under geared or over geared and what is an appropriate level?
In this article, we explore these questions.
What is gearing?
Gearing is a financial leverage technique…
Private credit is a US$1 trillion (A$1.49tn) market and $200bn in Australia alone. It is clearly worth knowing about and paying attention to. Stocks Down Under provides a lowdown of what private credit is, and why it has become so popular.
What is private credit?
Private credit refers to non-bank lending provided by private investment firms…
Unless you're a professional dermatologist, you may not have ever heard of Photodynamic Therapy, let alone thought of it as an option to fight cancer as Invion (ASX:IVX) is doing.
Invion may not appear to be an appealing investment at first glance, given its status as a 'penny stock' with a share price as a fraction…
Bio Gene Technology (ASX:BGT) ASX-listed AgTech company developing two compounds - Flavocide™ and Qcide™ - as insecticides. Investors may hear the word insecticide and think that Flavocide™ and Qcide™ are just another couple of consumer insect sprays (such as Mortein) and wonder whether the market really needs it. How can Bio Gene's compounds stand out…
