Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) continued to post outstanding returns in the second quarter of 2017, with an average gain on the 33 companies which listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) of 11.4%, an impressive outperformance of the S&P/ASX 200, which fell 2.4% over the same period. Show More
NAB is not afraid of a stoush: it has simultaneously thrown down the gauntlet to its rival commercial banks and also the big investment banks by being the first of the big four to offer clients direct access to ASX Bookbuild, via its online trading arm, nabtrade. Show More
Boards Beware: Shareholders at the Gate: For directors, few aspects of governance are more stressful than capital management decisions. You can be sure you will be watched closely not only by your shareholders, but also by those who represent them - particularly when issuing new equity or buying and selling assets.... Show More
Democracy comes to the stock markets, Michael McCarthy is the Chief Market Strategist for CMC Markets online brokers, his opinion piece appeared in The Australian this morning: ONLINE broking is a competitive business. Brokers live or die by the value and service we deliver to clients. So improving services is... Show More
