Paying staff accurately and managing travel bookings efficiently might seem like HR 101 but many employers still can’t get it right. But two cloud-based recent ASX entrants are seeking to make the task easier.
Read MoreWith the mortgage broking sector already under the regulatory blowtorch, Mortgage Choice has added to the pain with revelations of unhappy franchisees. But is there value emerging in the marked down shares, as well as those of listed counterpart Australian Financial Group?
Read MoreCarbon components specialist Quickstep is flying high with an ongoing parts contract for the Joint Strike Fighter program, but investors remain wary because the company is yet to turn a profit. Also in the tech space, Sensera has gone to market with a better tool to track mining equipment – and cows.
Read MoreIn the old days, the listing of a broking firm was a sure sign the market had peaked. But has the sector matured? Meanwhile, a niche broker is relying on the wisdom of the masses to seek the best investments.
Read MoreA low key listed life insurer is in an intriguing position following a recent acquisition. Meanwhile, a newly-listed data centre operator has the big players in its sights.
Read MoreThis week The New Criterion drills down into the listed dental sector, which has just expanded by one-third with the listing of a new practice consolidator.
Read MoreThe paradox of the current uranium market is that the more the major producers curtail output because of a stubbornly low price for the commodity, the higher the hopes of a recovery.
Read MoreA handful of Paul Keating era pooled development funds survive as listed companies. Two of them -Authorised Investment Fund and Acrux – have taken measures to revive their fortunes so that investors one day may enjoy the full benefits of the PDF structure.
Read MoreHere’s a tale of two payments houses: newcomer Emerchants is strongly expanding its global reach – but not reaping the share price benefits – while the 40 year old Cabcharge is seeking to restore its rightful place in the disrupted taxi industry.
Read MoreClover Corp has been a big winner from the China-led boom in infant formula, but by supplying a key ingredient rather than the end product. Meanwhile, other dairy suppliers have refused to follow the herd and are diversifying into goat’s milk.
Read MoreAs a developer of a concrete additive to make the ubiquitous building material tougher and lighter, the US-focused Eden should be benefiting from the Trump-inspired infrastructure spending push. But does its listed associate present better value?
Read MoreGold miner West Wits has turned its focus from the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya to South Africa’s famed Witwatersrand region. Meanwhile, the revived Kingrose Mining is out to prove that ASX listed miners can do business in Indonesia.
Read MoreThe survivors in the listed vocational education sector are licking their wounds from recent controversies and nourishing young minds. The government is loosening its funding purse strings, too.
Read MoreThe previous basket case Tasmania is in the midst of an unlikely economic boom. Here’s a (two) heads-up on how to gain an ASX exposure.
Read MoreThe animal spirits are back in the biotech sector after two recent takeovers of two ASX-listed companies.
Read MoreThere are more ways to gain exposure to commodities than buying the miners themselves. Here are two alternatives.
Read MoreLottery ticket reseller Jumbo took the right decision to align itself with traditional partner Tatts Group rather than aggressive challenger Lottoland. Meanwhile, digital promotions house OtherLevels believes that a clamp on wagering advertising will be good for business
Read MoreSome argue that nickel is a more important component in electric vehicle batteries than lithium or graphite. Whatever the case, nickel stocks have found their groove although they remain vulnerable to renewed market volatility.
Read MoreAnother form of crypto craziness, or a more respectable iteration of bitcoin and its many cousins? Just as the listed bitcoin sector emerged from the depths of the cyber haze in 2017, 2018 is shaping up as the year of the blockchain – the underlying technology supporting crypto currencies.
Read MoreFrom heavy duty oil and gas equipment to making figurines of Richmond cult hero Dustin Martin, the use of 3D printing technology is boundless.
Read MoreYour crusty columnist really must widen his social circle from his ageing acquaintances, as he had never heard of US rap artist Danielle Bregoli or Indian actor and singer Chinmayi Sripaada.
Read MoreJudging from a yarn told by Adherium CEO Arik Anderson, the respiratory medicine monitoring house has more consumer education to do despite moving 100,000 units of its Smartinhaler asthma devices to date.
Read MoreAn ASX newcomer is offering an exposure to both the taxi and ride share sectors at a time when listed stalwart Cabcharge is fighting back. Which stock represents the ‘farest’ value?
Read MoreSuch is the fragmented nature of the $10 billion car dealership industry that the biggest dealer chain – the Perth based Automotive Holdings – still only accounts for 6 per cent of the market.
Read MoreThe Perth-based stalwart’s main prize remains lithium but its shorter term revenues lie with an industrial metal few outside of the oil and gas industry have heard of: caesium.
Read More“And what for? A little bit of money” despaired Fargo’s original heroine cop Margie Gunderson after witnessing some truly gruesome work involving a woodchipper.
Read MoreBPS chief Trevor Dietz says it’s now “peace in our time” after a bruising shareholder revolt that almost saw the board of the Gold Coast based payments company overthrown at a recent shareholder meeting.
Read MoreThe paradox around one of the greenest of ASX listed stocks is that its planned biomass operation will rely on waste feedstock from Malaysian palm oil – not the most politically correct of industries.
Read MoreLike any self-respecting miner, Mike Jones experienced his Pilbara gold epiphany at the front bar of Kalgoorlie’s Palace Hotel late one night during August’s Diggers & Dealers bash.
Read MoreJust as diamonds are compacted carbon, sapphires are derived from alumina subject to immense heat and like diamonds they can also be grown artificially.
Read MoreValue conscious investment legend Warren Buffett would be proud of the listed investment company’s rationale for not charging any base or performance management fees.
Read MoreWhile dirty coal enjoys a rehabilitation of sorts, here’s one for the body beautiful brigade that could do with a valuation boost.
Read MoreWith a powerful September quarter performance, the ASX-listed South African coal miner is defying both the investor gloom pervading the sector and fears that its home country is too risky a place to do business.
Read MoreWith a mere 9.5 million shares on issue, the schools communication specialist can’t be accused of recklessly diluting investors with serial capital raisings.
Read MoreThe news that ANZ Bank will divest most of its wealth management arm to IOOF is sweet music to HUB24 chief Andrew Alcock, because it reflects how the banks are distracted in the all-important ‘platform’ sector.
Read MoreThe Johns Lyng group is well known in insurance circles for its restoration building businesses, but majority owner Scott Didier has built a wider web of enterprises than most folk would appreciate.
Read MoreThe well-backed Latin American car classifieds house had a compelling yarn to tell when it listed in December 2014, given the region’s rapidly rising rates of both car ownership and internet penetration.
Read MoreValued in the books at $39m, Featherdale is a valuable asset for Elanor, a property group otherwise covering more conventional assets such as hotels and warehouses.
Read MoreThe head of WA nickel producer Panoramic Resources, Peter Harold is now watching more commodity prices than just the metals index.
Read MoreWhat’s in a corporate name – or in this case a symbol?
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