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The incredible shrinking ASX
Anthony: Since last February [2022] there’s been $50 billion worth of companies removed from the ASX, snapped up by mostly private capital buyers. That includes things like Sydney Airport, Crown resorts, Tassal, Ausnet. Then you’ve got others that are set to go, like Origin Energy or Tyro or InvoCare – it’s very much been one-way traffic. And the IPO market has been shut. That’s normally where the source of new companies comes from.
James: It’s not just the volume, it’s the choice. So [for example] copper is a hot thing, it’s going to power the energy transition and everyone wants a slice of it. But at the moment, because BHP has bought Oz Minerals, the last standing large copper producer, it’s hard to find a way to get exposure to copper on the ASX. So you’ve got this problem of choice that investors can’t get access to the ... gamut of investment opportunities out there on the local market. That’s a bit of a worry.