In this article we look at what Dividend reinvestment plans are, why directors participate in them and whether or not you should too.
Dividend reinvestment plans
Dividend reinvestment plans (DRPs or DRIPs) are a popular way for listed companies to reward shareholders by allowing them to reinvest their dividends directly into a company's stock or other…
Firstwave Cloud Technology (ASX:FCT) and Amazon have just announced that the pair are teaming up to deploy the former company's product suite onto the latter's AWS marketplace. Shares have gained over 20% this morning off the back of this news.
Recap of Firstwave Cloud Technology
Firstwave is an ASX-listed technology company. Its historical specialty has been…
In the decade since fertility provider Monash IVF (ASX:MVF) listed, it was not an easy journey. Only a few months ago, we thought the business had turned a corner and many others did too. Then...trouble struck. Is this a buy the dip opportunity, or a risk of catching a falling knife?
Introduction to Monash IVF
Monash…
The long awaited Virgin Australia IPO has been on and off ever since the airline was bought by Bain Capital, but is now a go. Last week, bids were made and the company purported to have raised $685m, giving it a capitalisation of over $2bn. A date for the listing has not been set, but…
Just what are shares in escrow? And what happens when they are released? Essentially, escrow arrangements ensure that existing investors who backed a company going public are still backing the company and not just using the IPO as a mechanism to exit. At least in theory.
What are shares in escrow?
Shares in escrow at 'locked away'…
If you want to trade stocks on ASX, what's the best trading platform for ASX shares? Unfortunately, there is no one single answer to that question. Investors should consider a range of factors when selecting a trading platform. Let's find out which factors those are.
Factors investors should consider when deciding what the best trading platform…
If you want to invest in the world's biggest tech companies, you need to know about Dual class shares.
Even if you want to stay at home, you still should know. Because if some individuals are to be believed, the prohibition on dual class is why Australia is missing out on the world's biggest tech companies…
More than a decade and a half since it was founded, Uber (NYSE:UBER) is finally a mature company. It has made its first and second annual profits, has either won or favourably settled all the wars it has been in, and has the right management team to take it to the next phase of growth.…
Are CBA shares overvalued? This has a hotly contested question for many months and particularly now that it is capped at over $300bn. What has been happening in the last 18 months is the closest thing we've had in Australia to the GameStop saga.
While just about all of the analysts covering the company say it…
Addressing the ASX decline is a question that has been considered for many months now. In 2023-24, more companies left the ASX in the past 2 years than any 2 year period since the 1990s recession - whether being brought out by private equity or a big industry player, delisting to a penny stock exchange…
