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Gareth James
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ASX's Wide Economic Moat Will Continue to Protect Margins and Mid-Single-Digit EPS Growth

Wide-moat-rated ASX continues to look expensive despite strong growth in equity capital raisings in the first half of fiscal 2019. ASX data for December 2018 indicates that AUD 62 billion in equity capital was raised in the first half, up 38% on the prior comparable period, most of it explained by the AUD 16 billion Coles demerger from Wesfarmers. However, since the local bull market peaked last August, capital-raising conditions have deteriorated, causing initial public offerings like PEXA to b...
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ASX Limited

ASX is a multi-asset class and exchange group. Co.'s principal activities are: providing securities exchange and ancillary services; derivatives exchange and ancillary services; central counterparty clearing services; and registry, depository, settlement and delivery-versus-payment clearing of financial products. Co. services companies and other issuers that list equity and debt securities on the exchange, as well as retail and institutional investors that invest in and trade those securities. While its operations are primarily based in Australia, Co. services both domestic and international customers, and some of its services are accessible from offshores.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Gareth James

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