Rejecting a takeover offer is a bold step for an ASX company to take. It is turning down sweet quick cash for its shareholders and management. The argument most commonly made to reject them is that any offers are opportunistic and do not appropriately value the company - indeed, those very words are commonly used.
The board…
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The RBNZ is cutting rates again, and here are 5 ASX stocks (based in New Zealand) that could benefit
Last week, we heard that the RBNZ is cutting rates again. If you thought Australia's economy was not doing well, you clearly have not been following what has been happening across the Ditch.
Like Australia, Aotearoa entered a recession during the pandemic but had another one in 2023 and is one more negative quarter away from…
Hear the term 'Activist investors' and you might think of GetUp, the progressive activist group that forced Woolworths to hold an EGM in 2014 in an attempt to limit the maximum bets on poker machines to $1. Or perhaps even of ESG-focused fundies like Australian Ethical (ASX:AEF). The reality is a lot more complicated and…
After an extraordinary 2024, when Australia’s major banks rose by more than 40 per cent, investors are beginning to wonder whether the next leg of the ASX rally will belong to the miners instead. The Big Four: Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA), Westpac (ASX: WBC), National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB) and ANZ Group (ASX:…
Pepper Money's (ASX:PPM) promise to borrowers has been flexibility. You may not be 'good enough' to match the Big Banks' standards, but Pepper might be able to help. It had a >20 year history prior to its mid-2021 listing where it raised $500m at $2.89 per share, implying an A$1.3bn market capitalisation. And it has…
AML and CTF laws are particularly relevant to a handful of large companies, particularly the Big Four Banks as well as casinos. Here's what you need to know about them.
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What are AML and CTF laws?
In general terms AML (Anti-Money Laundering)…
Plenti (ASX:PLT) is not just another small cap lender - it could be the best way to gain exposure to the energy transition. Because it is a lender focused on lending to renewable energy, as well as to consumers for automotives and personal loans. But it is the first of these that has won it…
You might think ASX stocks in America are doing better than peers which are not there because the USA is a much bigger market. In reality, this is not always the case.
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ASX stocks in America: Here are 4 performing…
Each reporting season, we like to recap some of the best annual results on the ASX and some of the worst as well. Amidst all the companies, it is easy for investors to get lost amidst the mire of information. And so we like to single out particular companies that impressed and others that did…
CBA’s $15 Billion Wake-Up Call
On the ASX, $15 billion can disappear in a single day, and that is exactly what happened to Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA) this week after releasing its 2025 results.
It was not a profit warning, nor a shock loss. In fact, the numbers were strong. But in markets, strength can…
