This week’s Firmus rollercoaster offers some useful lessons – including what to always look for before investing any money.
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The October 23 listing could be Australia’s biggest in three decades. Many workers look set to own a piece of Firmus via their super – whether they want to or not.
Right now, you can’t advertise a stock market debut before filing a prospectus. Could loosening this rule give shrinking public markets a boost?
In the old days, companies went public early to access cash to grow. These days, soon-to-be-public companies are already flush with cash from private finance.
Markets only work when everyone plays by the same rules, and right now, not everyone is.
In the old days, companies like Apple and Amazon went public early to access cash to grow. These days, soon-to-be-public companies are already flush with cash from private finance.
The retailer has spent nearly $12 billion buying back its own stock since 2005, money that could have been used to invest in its business.
Completing the $44 billion deal, following six months of turmoil, may be the easy part.
A finance scholar explains what an IPO is, how it works and a new way companies are going public that’s winning the hearts of WallStreetBets Redditors.
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