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Financial Shares

Buying Soul Patts shares? Here's what you're really buying

| Sebastian Bowen

An investment in Soul Patts shares is really a bet on a sprawling asset portfolio.

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Financial Shares

Investing amid soaring global risks and uncertainty? Here's why ASX 200 insurance shares stand to benefit

| Bernd Struben

There was no shortage of risk and uncertainty facing ASX 200 insurance shares, even before this month’s Hamas-led attack on…

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Financial Shares

This ASX 200 share is on my top buy list right now

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s why I’m thinking about buying this stock.

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Financial Shares

Guess which ASX 200 company co-founder just offloaded $112 million in shares

| Sebastian Bowen

We've just seen a co-founder sell out of most of his shares in a major ASX 200 company.

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Opinions

3 reasons to buy Block shares today (and 3 not to)

| Motley Fool Staff

If you've reached a mental block on the payments technology provider, two Motley Fool writers present the yea and nay…

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Bank Shares

Stay away from this ASX sector (and buy this one instead): expert

| Tony Yoo

One fund manager's warning everyone to reduce their exposure to this industry that's dominant in the Australian market.

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Financial Shares

For $1,000 in monthly passive income, buy 1,770 shares of this ASX 200 stock

| Tristan Harrison

This ASX blue chip could unlock enormous passive income for investors.

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Bank Shares

The 3 best-performing ASX 200 bank shares in November revealed

| Bernd Struben

The majority of the ASX 200 bank share prices lost ground in November. But not these three...

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Recent Financial Shares News

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Financial Shares

Why is the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price heading south today?

| Aaron Teboneras

The company is making some changes.

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Financial Shares

AMP (ASX:AMP) share price slides amid NZ delisting news

| Brooke Cooper

Tuesday has brought big news for AMP's New Zealand-based shareholders.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

OFX (ASX:OFX) share price surges 18% on first major acquisition

| Brooke Cooper

Here's the news driving OFX's stock higher on Monday.

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Financial Shares

Earnings Upgrade: What's got the AUB (ASX:AUB) share price spiking today?

| Zach Bristow

Here are the details.

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Share Fallers

Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price crashes 23% after losing major contract

| James Mickleboro

Magellan's shares are getting hammered again....

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Financial Shares

Invested in WAM Capital (ASX:WAM) shares? Here's what to watch in 2022

| Sebastian Bowen

What does WAM Capital have in store for 2022?

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Financial Shares

The Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price just got halted. What's going on?

| Sebastian Bowen

Magellan shares won't be trading until Monday...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

MoneyMe (ASX:MME) share price spikes on $132 million acquisition news

| Zach Bristow

Let's analyse the acquisition further.

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Financial Shares

Frontrunners emerge in Macquarie (ASX:MQG) VicRoads play

| Bernd Struben

There look to be 2 strong potential contenders for the joint venture with VicRoads.

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Financial Shares

EML (ASX:EML) share price plunges on vow to 'vigorously defend' against class action

| Brooke Cooper

Here's the latest on the lawsuit brought against the financial services company.

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Broker Notes

What are experts saying to expect for the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price in 2022?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what might be in store for the insurance provider's stock.

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Financial Shares

What's the outlook for the AMP (ASX:AMP) share price in 2022?

| James Mickleboro

Where are AMP shares heading in 2021?

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Financial Shares

MA Financial (ASX:MAF) shares resume trading and leap higher. Here's why

| Monica O'Shea

The financial services company returned from a trading halt today.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Credit Clear (ASX:CCR) share price tumbles 9% on acquisition news

| Brooke Cooper

Here's why the Credit Clear share price is in the red on Thursday.

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Financial Shares

Fees for no service? ASIC lawsuit against Insignia (ASX:IFL) for potential misconduct

| Zach Bristow

ASIC is sticking the needle into Insignia Financial today.

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Financial Shares

Here's why the Challenger (ASX:CGF) share price has lifted today

| Alice de Bruin

Shares in the financial company are up.

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Financial Shares

Here's why the BNK Banking (ASX:BBC) share price is surging 18% today

| Monica O'Shea

The digital bank is selling off one of its financial businesses.

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Financial Shares

Move over Magellan (ASX:MFG). This global equities manager is gunning for pole position

| Sebastian Bowen

This ASX fund manager wants to be the next Magellan...

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Financial Shares

MA Financial (ASX:MAF) share price remains frozen amid $145m acquisition

| Monica O'Shea

The financial services company has announced major acquisition news.

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Financial Shares

It's trading at around 9-year lows, could the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price be a takeover target?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's why this expert thinks IAG is ripe for the takeover.

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Financial Shares

Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price on watch with GIG green hydrogen strategy

| Tristan Harrison

Macquarie’s GIG is forming a green hydrogen company.

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Financial Shares

IAG (ASX:IAG) share price lifts despite NRMA suffering its worst spring ever

| Brooke Cooper

IAG's major subsidiary announced it received a record number of home insurance claims in spring and warned of more to…

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Financial Shares

MA Financial (ASX: MAF) share price halted amid 'significant acquisition'

| Monica O'Shea

The financial services company called for a trading halt today amid aquisition speculation.

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Financial Shares

Why is the Australian Ethical (ASX:AEF) share price surging 8% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

What's causing Australian Ethical shares to rocket higher today?

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Broker Notes

Is it a buy? Leading brokers analyse the Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price

| Zach Bristow

Let's see what the experts are saying about the bank's prospects.

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Financial Shares

The Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price has had a shocker this year. Could this help reverse the slide in 2022?

| Zach Bristow

The share price of the Australian fund manager is back on the radar after a horrendous year.

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Financial Shares

Why is the Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price having such a good month so far?

| Bernd Struben

Macquarie has exposure to both infrastructure and the green energy trend.

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Broker Notes

Broker says sell: IAG (ASX:IAG) share price slumps 3.5%

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what might be weighing on the IAG share price today.

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Financial Shares

Resimac (ASX:RMC) share price leaps 13% on share buyback. Here's what you need to know

| Bernd Struben

Share buybacks reduce the amount of shares on offer and tend to see the share price rise.

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Financial Shares

Invested in AFIC (ASX:AFI) shares? Here's what to watch in 2022

| Sebastian Bowen

What does 2022 hold in store for AFIC?

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Financial Shares

Why has the AMP (ASX:AMP) share price fallen 20% in a month?

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's share have had a woeful past month.

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Financial Shares

Why is the Pengana Capital (ASX:PCG) share price struggling today?

| Zach Bristow

The fund manager is having a bit of an up and down day on the share market.

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BNPL shares

Could this ASX share really be the next Afterpay (ASX:APT)?

| Bernd Struben

The buy now, pay later space has delivered some outsized gains for early investors.

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Financial Shares

Why has the AFIC (ASX:AFI) share price had such an average start to December?

| Sebastian Bowen

AFIC's December hasn't been too merry yet...

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Financial Shares

3 ASX finance shares to buy right now (hint: no big banks)

| Tony Yoo

Forget the big four, here is a trio of financial stocks that could benefit from the post-COVID economic tailwinds.

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Financial Shares

November was a rollercoaster month for the AMP (ASX:AMP) share price. Here's why

| Aaron Teboneras

What's happened to the company's shares last month?

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Financial Shares

Why has the Australian Ethical (ASX:AEF) share price tanked 17% in a week?

| Sebastian Bowen

What spurred this market darling ethical fund to lose so much ground this past week?

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Financial Shares

Why the Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price is sinking to 52-week lows

| James Mickleboro

Magellan's CEO is out...

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Financial Shares

Own QBE (ASX:QBE) shares? New CEO reveals insurer's biggest challenges

| Mitchell Lawler

There's one thing this CEO wants to get right for QBE to succeed while at the helm...

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Technology Shares

Moneyme (ASX:MME) share price slides 9% despite record trading update

| Monica O'Shea

A record result hasn’t stopped MoneyMe shares from falling on Monday.

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