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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

What's JP Morgan saying about ASX 200 bank shares?

| Zach Bristow

JP Morgan is taking a relatively bullish stance on the financials sector.

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ESG

Australian Ethical (ASX:AEF) share price sinks on earnings update

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors are increasingly concerned about ESG issues within their portfolios.

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Financial Shares

Suncorp (ASX:SUN) share price drops as insurance sale completes

| Tristan Harrison

Suncorp shares are dropping amid the sale of its RACT Insurance business.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Credit Corp (ASX:CCP) share price soars 8% on Radio Rentals acquisition

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares are on the move.

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Capital Raising

Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price lifts amid $1.3 billion capital raise

| Bernd Struben

Here are the details of the company's share pruchase plan...

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Financial Shares

Raiz (ASX:RZI) share price climbs 8% as Seven West Media makes strategic investment

| Mitchell Lawler

Seven West Media partners with Raiz to help take it to the next level...

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Financial Shares

Here's why Macquarie (ASX:MQG) is making news for all the wrong reasons

| Mitchell Lawler

Here's why Macquarie has some dark clouds hanging over its head today...

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Financial Shares

What is the AMP (ASX:AMP) share price looking like? Motley Fool Analyst Ed Vesely weighs in

| Brooke Cooper

Does the future look bright for the embattled AMP? Here's what one expert thinks.

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Financial Shares

With the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price trading around decade-lows, is now the time to buy?

| Aaron Teboneras

Is it time to go shopping for IAG shares?

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Financial Shares

Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price dips amid leaked emails surrounding German tax scandal

| Mitchell Lawler

Investors fled Macquarie on Friday amid a deepening investigation...

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Bank Shares

What's happening with the CBA (ASX:CBA) share price this week?

| Bernd Struben

A number of brokers believe CommBank is in for some headwinds...

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Share Market News

AMP (ASX:AMP) share price on watch after revealing $325 million impairment charge

| James Mickleboro

AMP has announced some additional impairment charges...

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Financial Shares

How is the AMP (ASX:AMP) share price performing against the financial sector in 2021?

| Aaron Teboneras

Can the company’s shares make a comeback in the last month of the year?

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Financial Shares

Green light: NAB (ASX:NAB) share price slips as ACCC gives nod to Citi deal

| Zach Bristow

The bank isn't catching bids today as the ACCC gives the green light for its proposal to buy Citi's Australian…

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Financial Shares

November hasn't been a great month so far for the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what has weighed on the insurance provider's stock lately.

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Financial Shares

Down 10% in a week, is the Pinnacle share price an obvious buy?

| Tristan Harrison

Pinnacle shares have dropped recently. Could it now be a buy?

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Financial Shares

Here's why the ASX (ASX:ASX) share price struggled on Wednesday

| Brooke Cooper

The watchdog has handed down consequences for an outage experienced by the ASX last year.

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Financial Shares

Wisr (ASX:WZR) share price in hiding after AGM today

| Zach Bristow

It hasn't been a good day for the marketplace lender share price.

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Financial Shares

Here's why the Pinnacle (ASX:PNI) share price is falling 6% on Wednesday

| Brooke Cooper

It hasn't been a good day for the investment management company coming out of yesterday's freeze.

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Financial Shares

Macquarie shares are very well placed for the long term: fund manager

| Mitchell Lawler

A look at why Macquarie Group makes the long-term good list for this fundie...

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Financial Shares

2 financial ASX shares to buy right now: experts

| Tony Yoo

Here are a pair of finance stocks that you may not have heard of, but Wilson Asset Management analysts rate…

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Financial Shares

Could it be time to consider buying QBE (ASX:QBE) shares in November?

| Mitchell Lawler

One expert remains optimistic on the insurance company's share price in 2022. Here are the details

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Financial Shares

Genworth (ASX:GMA) share price leaps 6% on share buyback news

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares are rebounding after two days of consecutive losses.

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Financial Shares

Why is the Australian Ethical Investment (ASX:AEF) share price surging 7% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

This fund manager is shooting the lights out today...

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IPOs

Beforepay (ASX:B4P) just launched its IPO

| Tony Yoo

The payday lender has just published its eagerly awaited prospectus. What do we know about this Sydney fintech startup?

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Financial Shares

Is the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price set to outperform? Here's what Motley Fool Australia analyst Drew Flowers says

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what Drew Flowers expects from IAG's stock over the next 5+ years.

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Financial Shares

AMP (ASX:AMP) share price lifts as company retains control of office fund

| Brooke Cooper

Many AMP shareholders are rejoicing on Monday. Here's why.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers weigh in on the CBA (ASX:CBA) share price

| Zach Bristow

Time for CBA to step under the microscope for examination...

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Broker Notes

Is there still hope for the AMP (ASX:AMP) share price?

| Zach Bristow

Let's take a quick look at what the experts are saying on AMP's future.

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Financial Shares

Earlypay (ASX:EPY) share price rockets 9% on 'material uplift'

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares zoomed higher today...

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Financial Shares

Why is the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price rising for the first time in 7 days?

| Aaron Teboneras

Today has brought some relief for shareholders. Here are the details

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Financial Shares

Why is the Fatfish (ASX:FFG) share price swimming 25% upstream today?

| Brooke Cooper

Could the company's former subsidiary be behind Fatfish's gains on Thursday?

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Financial Shares

AMP (ASX:AMP) share price higher after $40 million APRA enforcement

| Zach Bristow

It's turning out to be an interesting day for the financial services company.

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Financial Shares

Own Macquarie (ASX:MQG) shares? Here's why the company is ploughing $500m into residential property

| Brooke Cooper

For the first time, Macquarie is developing properties it plans to keep.

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Financial Shares

The Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price is trading at near all-time highs. Is it too late to buy?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what two fundies think...

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Broker Notes

Could the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price be heading even lower?

| Zach Bristow

The IAG share price is in focus today after sliding further into the red. Can it fall lower? Here are…

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Financial Shares

Why AMP (ASX:AMP) shares might be in the spotlight next week

| Brooke Cooper

The battle for control of AMP's wholesale office fund could be about to heat up.

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Financial Shares

Here's why the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price is down 16% in a month

| Aaron Teboneras

It's been a wobbly ride for IAG investors recently.

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Financial Shares

The Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price has gained 40% this year. Is it still good value?

| Mitchell Lawler

After delivering bountiful returns for shareholders in the past year, is there any upside left?

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Bank Shares

How does the CBA share price performance stack up against the other big banks?

| Bernd Struben

The big banks have all outperformed the ASX 200 over the past 12 months.

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