Like climbers queuing below the Mt Everest summit before the next blizzard sets in, private vendors are continuing to join the initial public offer (IPO) conga line before the market turns foul. Or has the IPO ‘weather’ turned already? Frankly, it’s hard to tell. According to the esteemed website smallcaps.com.au, 84 companies have already executed
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ESG – it’s the three letters that business leaders around the world foresee as the most important trend for business success in the immediate future. The 2020 World Economic Forum’s push for standardised reporting has catalysed this, bringing environmental and social governance to the forefront of people’s attention. The project, which was a collaboration between
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Australians will soon have more options for their banking services with the Australian Prudential Review Authority issuing the first new banking licence since 2019 before the regulator hiatus through the pandemic. The newest license, granted to Alex Bank last week, signals a win for Australians who had tired of the Big Four’s power on the
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In a new era in which environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations have been enshrined in the way fundies pick their shares, the so-called ‘sin’ stocks had been largely discounted as relics of the past. Until Woolworths’ spin-off Endeavour Group (EDV) came along, that is. By virtue of Endeavour’s sheer size and pure-play focus on
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If you enjoy being actively involved in your investments, you may be interested in trading. Traders take advantage of small price movements to turn a profit. Starting on the right track is about understanding both the fundamentals of trading, and you as a trader. The best investment you can make is in your education. Do
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Job seekers routinely are warned that a recruiter will accept or reject an application in a matter of seconds, with a missing keyword or a grammatical error consigning the paperwork to the ‘rejected’ pile. Attributing a previous employment separation to ‘personality differences’ doesn’t help either – and don’t even think about using emojis in the
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