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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
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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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“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
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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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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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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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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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“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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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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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
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Last weekend was Father's Day, and you could've played a bingo game with the presents I received. Jocks, socks, hankies - you name it, I got it. I also received one non-cliche present: time to do whatever I wanted (it was marvellous). As a result, I&
Raising capital for your business is a normal part of growing and expanding your investment. Even if you have enough initial capital to get your business up and running, you’ll need to expand it as you go, which is where an effective capital raising strategy comes in handy. Although