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Start-up app CredShare has successfully raised $2.8 million on the back of its cutting-edge credentials platform, and how it has changed the lives of many users. What exactly do we mean when referring to credentials? It’s everything from university degrees, to post-graduate qualifications, to particular job requirements such as the responsible service of alcohol (RSA)…
Nick Griffin’s Munro Partners has launched a climate fund providing investors exposure to carbon solutions. Griffin says “We’ve reached this point where now its simply a cost-benefit analysis. And while the heating of the planet will slow over time, it’s clearly not on the trajectory that we need it to be. So what people and…
Could the Australian Foundation Investment Co.Ltd. (ASX: AFI) (AFIC) share price be a buy for the long-term? The listed investment company (LIC), which has the job of investing in other shares for shareholders, is one of the oldest LICs. It has been investing since 1928. Why is the AFIC share price worth considering? One of the most effective ways…
The REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) share price has risen after net profit went up more than 30% in the first half of FY22. REA Group owns stakes in several digital real estate businesses, with the key asset being realestate.com.au. FY22 half-year result Highlights from the core operations for the six months to 31 December 2021, compared to…
Global fixed-income manager PIMCO delivered a reasonably positive outlook for the global economy in its 2021 Q4 Cyclical Outlook report, titled ‘Investing in a fast-moving cycle’. On the back of the robust global recovery in 2021, PIMCO remains convinced that the long-term outlook will be more uncertain and volatile, with ‘cycles becoming shorter in duration,…
Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) may well end up remembered as one of the stocks of the 2020s. It was one of the highlights, or lowlights for many, of both 2020 and 2021, shooting to prominence with its high-frequency, uber-popular zero-commission trading platform. Consumers trapped at home and flush with cash during the pandemic, unable to work…
The Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) share price is in focus after the ASX share announced it’s going to spend up to $1.6 billion on infrastructure. Telstra’s $1.6 billion infrastructure spending plan Australia’s largest telecommunications business has underlined its market position by announcing two infrastructure projects to support the nation’s digital economy and further improve connectivity. To…
What many people thought was a term from an economic history book, “energy crisis” has returned to the headlines, as rising global energy demand encounters restrictions on supply – and geo-political spot fires aplenty, with the Russia/Ukraine border a particular focus. In the old days, when people were familiar with the term “energy crisis,” there…
Block (ASX:SQ2), the purchaser of Afterpay, has finally landed on the ASX. The shares (actually CHESS depositary instruments, or CDIs) started trading last Friday on a deferred settlement basis. This is the endgame of the process that began last August, when Block (then named Square, Inc.) and Afterpay announced the agreed takeover of Afterpay by…
ASX dividend share investors can take comfort in the fact that falling share prices are leading to better opportunities. When share prices fall, not only does that make a business cheaper, but it also has the bonus effect of boosting the yield for income-focused investors. With some of the best ASX dividend shares seeing dropping prices, the…
Everyone involved in the share market understands – or should understand – that pricing an initial public offering (IPO) is not an easy task. The underwriters or lead managers are trying to ascertain what the market will pay: they will test the marketability of the company by discreetly querying major investors on how much they…
Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1) shares have fallen 12% in morning trade after providing a second-quarter business update. Today’s selling in the cloud infrastructure provider has been amplified by a broader tech sell-off on the NASDAQ 100 overnight, which fell 2.57%. Annualised revenue now $110 million Key financial highlights from the second quarter (Q2) ending December 31 include: Monthly recurring revenue…