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The dark art of capital raisings
by David Friedlander, Craig Semple and Nigel Hunt (AFR) 20 Aug 2010If an American corporation announced a rights offering, its stockholders and the broader market would be worried. It would have nothing to do with dilution, coercion or short-selling risks. They would simply be worried that the company had no other avenues to raise capital.
'Bountiful' capital raisings posed conflict issues
by Michale Evans (Sydney Morning Herald) 16 Aug 2010INVESTMENT banks faced numerous potential conflicts of interest as they advised companies on repairing their balance sheets during the global financial crisis, enjoying a "boutiful" time as they sucked up nearly $2 billion in fees.
Retail investors lose out in $100bn raisings rush
by Joyce Moullakis (AFR) 16 Aug 2010Boards and investment banks have come under fire for putting retail ‐ investors and existing shareholders at a disadvantage in their rush to raise capital over the past two years, after a leading governance firm claimed that many placements favoured particular ...
GFC capital raisings lacked transparency
by Michael Evans (Sydney Morning Herald) 16 Aug 2010COMPANIES should be forced to disclose the big winners from capital raisings after a report found nearly half of the money raised in the aftermath of the financial crisis did not give existing shareholders the chance to take part.
Share placements must be banned by legislation
by Terry McCrann (The Australian) 10 Apr 2010CORPORATE Australia is congenitally unable to clean up its act. The prime regulator is institutionally incapable of understanding the inherent corruption. So there is only one course: share placements must be banned by specific legislation.
Shareholder rights diluted away
by Martin Lawrence and Simon Connal (AFR) 24 Mar 2010The Australian Securities Exchange is not in the habit of making foolish statements, so its suggestion that boards should have a free hand to determine a company’s ownership is presumably an aberration.