Fed cautious due to mixed data. ASX Futures little changed

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1 Fed cautious due to mixed data ASX Futures little changed Powered by wise-owl.com

2 YESTERDAY IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Global Ticker Daily Change U.S. Stocks Reverse Early Losses after Fed Minutes U.S. equities reversed early losses after the Federal Reserve released the minutes from its last monetary policy meeting, Officials agreed that they need to see more data before raising interest rates. Since the meeting, data has been mixed with hiring showing a sharp increase while retail sales stagnated in July. The S&P 500 Index rose 0.2 percent to 2, at 4 p.m. in New York, after the gauge wiped out a 0.4 percent slide. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose points, or 0.1 percent, to 18,573.94, erasing an early 83-point drop. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased less than 0.1 percent. Equities rebounded as utilities, financial and consumer-staples stocks shook off earlier declines. S&P % Dow Jones +0.12% NASDAQ +0.03% STOXX % FTSE % DAX % Crude Oil -0.17% Gold +0.02% The Stoxx Europe 600 Index slipped 0.8 percent to at the close of trading, its fourth day without a rise. Miners led declines amid weak commodity prices.

3 THE ASX YESTERDAY IN REVIEW AUS Ticker Change ASX Little Changed; BHP Gains Despite Record Loss The ASX finished little changed yesterday despite an early morning slump and a soft lead from Wall Street overnight. The market traded in a narrow range of just 30 points throughout the day and finished 3 points higher. BHP Billiton (BHP) soared 3 per cent after posting a record loss of US$6.4 billion as investors bet that the worst is over. Commonwealth Bank (CBA) traded ex-dividend, thus finishing lower. The S&P/ASX 200 index was last quoted at 5535 points while the broader All Ordinaries index finished at 5628 points. Sonic Healthcare (SHL) rose 6.2 per cent after the health care service provider reported revenues of A$5.1 billion, up 20 per cent on pcp, and NPAT of A$451million. QBE Insurance (QBE) slumped after announcing a 46% decline in statutory NPAT and Crown Resorts (CWN) rose 4.5 per cent after the casino giant posted net profit of $948.9 million, due to a $602 million gain from selling down Crown's stake in its Macau casino. ASX % ALL ORDS +0.04% CBA -2.58% BHP +3.26% NAB +1.52% TLS +0.18% ADA +0.32% PSQ -1.33% MND +0.28%

4 DAILY PRICE ACTIVITY AUSTRALIA ASX200 price action yesterday

5 UPCOMING DIVIDENDS Tasty dividends & distributions CODE DATE CODE COMPANY COMPANY NAME EX DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT PAY DATE AMOUNT FRANKING % GUD GUD Holdings 18 Aug Sep ANN Ansell 19 Aug Sep CSV CSG 19 Aug Sep FXJ Fairfax Media 19 Aug Sep AFIG CBND 6.25% M 22 Aug Aug ANZPD Aug Sep ARG Argo Investments 23 Aug Sep BFG Bell Financial Group 23 Aug Sep REA REA Group 23 Aug Sep RRL Regis Resources 23 Aug Aug AGL AGL Energy 24 Aug Sep Courtesy of

6 WHATS HOT? WHATS NOT? ORR.asx - steaming hot SPO.asx - cooling down DATE CODE COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT OreCorp s Nyanzaga Gold deposit is the largest undeveloped gold project in east Africa. It has the potential to be a world class high grade, open pit gold mine with a Net Present Value significantly above the current market value. Management has a strong record of building world class mines in Africa and creating shareholder value. ORR is well funded following the most recent capital raising. Shares of Spotless Group continue to struggle, trading near their February low. The stock has not recovered from the significant fall on 2 December after management flagged the first time that they expect a 10% reduction in NPAT. While new business growth is slow, Spotless also struggles with the integration of recent acquisitions. SPO has lost 44 per cent over the past 12 months.

7 ECONOMIC NEWS What to look out for: DATE CODE COMPANY Australian employment data due this morning. Analysts expect the unemployment rate to remain steady at 5.8 per cent. U.K. retail sales and European inflation data ( Consumer Price Index ) to be published tonight

8 NEWSWORTHY This caught our attention.. Sonic DATE Healthcare CODE COMPANY Releases Upbeat FY16 Results Healthcare company Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) has released its earnings results for FY16. Supported by an increase in international expansion, the healthcare services firm has reported strong double-digit growth in revenue and earnings. For the financial year ending 30th June 2016, Sonic reported revenues of A$5.05billion, equating to 20% growth to the PCP. After accounting for non-recurring items, Sonic achieved 30% growth in NPAT, to A$451million. On an underlying basis, the group reported a 20% expansion in EBITDA, to A$876million. Growth in international revenue was a significant contributor to the results, accounting for 75% of the company s statutory revenue. On a constant currency basis (which accounts for currency fluctuations), Sonic achieved growth in almost all of its international ventures. Click here to read the full story

9 LATEST UPDATE FROM WISE-OWL Silver Heritage Group (SVH) Float Watch: CODE Silver COMPANY Heritage Group (SVH) - IPO ANNOUNCEMENT Silver Heritage Group Limited ("Silver Heritage", "the Company") is a Hong Kong headquartered company focused on casino and gaming operations in Asia. The Company operates casinos in Nepal and Vietnam and manages electronic gaming operations in Laos and Cambodia. Silver Heritage currently builds a five-star casino resort, the Tiger Palace Resort Bhairahawa in Nepal near the border with India targeting overseas visitors. Silver Heritage offers transitional exposure to demand for gaming in Asia. We are attracted to the company's presence and relationships in the market, early mover advantage and revenue growth trajectory. However sovereign and regulatory risks impair the potential payoff for investors. While the company is not expected to be in a position to return capital to shareholders via dividends in the near future, we believe that this listing requires a longterm speculative appetite. ASX:SVH IPO Offer Price: $0.40 Listing 29 August Rating: 1.5/5 Click here to view report from July 2016

10 OUR VIEWS AT A GLANCE Find below a summary of Wise-owl s current market views CODE COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT We continue to focus on small-mid cap stocks There are individual opportunities on the ASX 200 We feel comfortable with our exposure to the gold sector We see little upside for US stocks in the medium-term

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