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Two ways funds make money selling at a loss.
Instos, hedge funds, and how they can pummel your stock, leaving you royally screwed.
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How to create and maintain a movement.
I was recently reminded of a very good (but very badly recorded) dancing video. For anyone who gets motion sickness, consider yourself warned. It only runs for 3 minutes, but it’s an amazing 3 minutes. The key players in creating a movement We can learn from this video, and
The simple way to boost newsflow reach by 800%.
Looking to make your ASX announcements more effective? The answer might be simpler than you think and it has a massive impact on the amount of investor traffic you'll generate. We've all seen them – the long, complex PDF documents that often leave us more confused than
The cost of less friction in capital markets.
Shareholder churn is up, long-term investing is down, and the structured removal of trading friction for investors in financial markets has proven to be a significant factor with unexpected consequences. Isn't removing friction a good thing? Short(ish) answer - More efficiency is generally good for financial systems
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"Shareholder offer anxiety", what is it and how to overcome it.
“Yo. Your palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy; There’s nothin’ coming through on the goddamn registry; He’s nervous, but to the market, he looks calm and ready; Praying and hoping that his SP will remain steady.” OK. That’ll cringe-wrinkle your nose so high that it
For every question asked on an interactive investor hub, up to six investor leads are created.
Gaining more shareholders can be a bit of a puzzle for public companies. Fear not, InvestorHub is your ticket to turning this need into a predictable outcome. Look at InvestorHub as your trusty sidekick, specifically designed to help public companies like yours connect with more shareholders, and turn potential investors
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Effort, UX, and the retail revolution.
In 1999, the reported average holding period of shares was 14 months. Fast forward to June 2020, a Reuters article reported it had dropped by 60% to 5.5 months. Looking back even further, the average holding period across the 1950 and 1960s was eight years. Look out, Millennials, the
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Two lessons from this $5bn LIC.
Everyone knows WAM. I first met Jesse Hamilton two years ago, in the back-end of 2021. Jesse is the CFO of Wilson Asset Management. If you don’t know about WAM or Geoff Wilson, then you haven’t been paying attention to the market for the last decade. Jesse gave
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The company, and the code.
In the world of publicly listed companies, it's crucial to remember that you're essentially running two separate (but interconnected) businesses.
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Meet Jeff: The best and worst investor you could have.
“I only want your best investors” MD #1,049 ”This can’t go wide, only to people who will hold” MD #2,654 When I was running point on the Equities business and working deals I used to get told a variation in these quotes multiple times per week. I
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The invisible risk in capital markets strategy.
Eighteen months ago, Meta banned Australian news publications. Why? Because the government backed a call for social media platforms to pay news publications for content distributed through their platforms. The ban made international news. Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg went on the record to say that the situation demonstrated the "
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7% of your shareholder base is a high net worth investor: do you know who they are?
Sophisticated investors (s708’s) are important for issuers when considering capital raising structures and outcomes. Companies will typically structure their raises as either a placement, share purchase plan, or entitlement offer and s708s provide capital value across them all. InvestorHub undertook a current registry analysis of dozens of issuers to