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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

The AMP share price is up 6% in a week, here's why

| Ken Hall

Shares in the Aussie wealth manager have been on a roll.

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Bank Shares

The NAB (ASX:NAB) share price rises amid hiring frenzy in private banking

| Zach Bristow

NAB looks set to align with Australian investing trends. Here are the details.

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Financial Shares

AMP (ASX:AMP) share price on watch amid latest legal battle

| Brooke Cooper

AMP is facing yet another turn of events as its former employee takes it to Federal Court.

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Bank Shares

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

| Bernd Struben

Rocketing housing prices may see the banks adjust their mortgage lending settings.

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Financial Shares

How has the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price been performing since reporting results?

| Aaron Teboneras

IAG shares have been outperformed by the benchmark ASX 200 Index, by a long shot.

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Financial Shares

Here's why the Suncorp (ASX:SUN) share price is lifting today

| Brooke Cooper

The Suncorp share price is gaining following an in-demand notes offering.

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Financial Shares

Here's why ASX 200 insurers are underperforming the market this Wednesday

| Marc Sidarous

The 5.9 magnitude quake may cost the industry billions of dollars.

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Financial Shares

Why the QBE (ASX:QBE) share price is on a rollercoaster today

| Brooke Cooper

The 5.8 earthquake that affected much of Victoria this morning might have cooled sentiment for ASX insurance shares.

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Share Fallers

IAG (ASX:IAG) share price slumps 2% amid earthquake payout concerns

| Zach Bristow

IAG shares have slipped as investors price in new risks from today's earthquake.

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Financial Shares

Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price lifts amid reports bidding for Vicroads heats up

| Brooke Cooper

Is the ASX 200 giant looking to add VicRoads' registry segment to its portfolio.

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Financial Shares

How has the AMP (ASX:AMP) share price been performing since reporting results?

| Aaron Teboneras

It has been a tough month for AMP shareholders...

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Share Gainers

IAG (ASX:IAG) share price gains after Chief Risk Officer resignation

| Zach Bristow

IAG shares have crawled higher today, despite an executive's resignation.

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Financial Shares

The Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price just hit another 52-week low, down 17% in a month

| Brooke Cooper

Let's look into what's weighing on the Magellan share price.

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Share Fallers

The Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price has fallen in the last week. Here's why

| Zach Bristow

Westpac shares have struggled over this past week. Here are the details.

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Financial Shares

Just when you thought the AMP (ASX:AMP) share price couldn't sink any lower…

| Sebastian Bowen

AMP shares have just hit another all-time low...

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Financial Shares

What's going wrong for the Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price lately?

| Mitchell Lawler

Concerns mount over the financial group's underperformance while it retains relatively high fees.

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Bank Shares

How has the Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price performed since reporting results?

| Bernd Struben

The Westpac share price has edged higher since it released its half-year results in early May.

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Financial Shares

The Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price hit a 52-week low this week. Do brokers think it's a buy?

| Ken Hall

Shares in the Aussie financial group were under pressure again this week

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Financial Shares

AMP (ASX:AMP) share price hits fresh lows amid advisory board resignations

| Sebastian Bowen

The lows just keep on coming for the financial services giant...

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Bank Shares

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

| Bernd Struben

It's been a big week for the bank.

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Bank Shares

How has the ANZ share price performed since reporting results?

| Bernd Struben

The bank's half-year profits leapt 45% from the corresponding half year.

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Healthcare Shares

Medibank (ASX:MPL) share price slips as customers hit 3.7 million

| Mitchell Lawler

What's moving the Medibank share price today?

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Bank Shares

How has the CBA (ASX:CBA) share price performed since reporting results?

| Bernd Struben

CommBank lifted its dividend payout by 17% this year.

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Share Gainers

ANZ (ASX:ANZ) share price on watch following ESG update

| Zach Bristow

ANZ covers its ESG framework in an investor update today. Here's the details.

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Financial Shares

The QBE (ASX:QBE) share price has slumped 6% in 4 weeks. What's happening?

| Aaron Teboneras

Can the company's shares recover from its recent fall?

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Share Fallers

Why the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price is down 5% in 7 days

| Zach Bristow

IAG shares have been on a downwards run over the last week.

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Bank Shares

How has the NAB share price performed since reporting results

| Bernd Struben

The bank reported a huge boost in its H1FY21 cash earnings.

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Share Fallers

The AMP (ASX:AMP) share price hit an all-time low of $1 today

| Zach Bristow

AMP shares continue swimming in a sea of red and hit an all time low today.

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Bank Shares

How these 4 ASX 200 bank shares have performed since reporting results

| Bernd Struben

Record low interest rates didn't hold back some hefty dividend payments from Australia's big four banks.

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Financial Shares

Why has the ASX (ASX:ASX) share price slumped 6% in 3 weeks?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what might be driving the ASX share price lower.

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Share Fallers

Kina Securities (ASX:KSL) share price slides 4% amid acquisition blow

| Zach Bristow

Kina shares are on the slide on Tuesday. Here are the details.

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Financial Shares

The AMP (ASX:AMP) share price has fallen another 7% in a month. What's next?

| Aaron Teboneras

Can the company's shares stage a rebound in the second-half?

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Broker Notes

Why experts have high hopes for the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price

| Tony Yoo

Stocks for the $13 billion insurance behemoth have gone sideways the past 5 years. So what's different now?

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Financial Shares

The Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) share price has fallen 4% since Wednesday. What's happening?

| Nikhil Gangaram

The bank hasn't had a great last couple of day.

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Share Fallers

Why the Magellan Financial (ASX:MFG) share price is down 21% in a month

| Zach Bristow

Magellan shares have slipped into the red from the opening of trade on Monday.

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Share Market News

ANZ (ASX:ANZ) share price edging higher amid lending blitz

| Zach Bristow

ANZ shares are under the radar once again on Monday as the company zooms in on its lending efforts.

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Financial Shares

Is the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price bouncing back in September?

| Aaron Teboneras

The IAG share price is steadily gaining this month. We take a closer look at why.

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Share Fallers

Here's why the AMP (ASX:AMP) share price is down 4% in a week

| Zach Bristow

AMP shares find themselves in the red again this week.

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Financial Shares

Own AFIC (ASX:AFI) shares? Here's what you're invested in

| Marc Sidarous

If you want to know the shares AFIC owns then look no further

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Technology Shares

Why the IOUpay (ASX:IOU) share price is leaping higher

| Bernd Struben

Shares in the ASX fintech company are on the rise after an acquisition announcement. Here are the details

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