Oceania · AU
A single sentence buried in the ASX Listing Rules can force a company to announce bad news within minutes of finding out. Here is how Australia's continuous disclosure regime actually works.
A company listing shares and a fund manager offering units both hand investors a disclosure document, but the paperwork, the risks disclosed and the rules behind each are worlds apart.
Yields on longer-dated Australian government bonds slipped following a debt sale that drew solid investor demand.
A single sentence buried in the ASX Listing Rules can force a company to announce bad news within minutes of finding out. Here is how Australia's continuous disclosure regime actually works.
A company listing shares and a fund manager offering units both hand investors a disclosure document, but the paperwork, the risks disclosed and the rules behind each are worlds apart.
Yields on longer-dated Australian government bonds slipped following a debt sale that drew solid investor demand.
Franking credits attach a record of company tax already paid to Australian dividends, changing their after-tax value depending on who receives them.
Australia's benchmark equity index advanced as strength in resources and banking shares offset caution in defensive sectors.