ASIC issues new advice for activist short sellers to curb ambush tactics

ASIC issues new advice for activist short sellers to curb ambush tactics

The corporate watchdog has stopped short of issuing actual recommendations and the advice is likely to be unenforceable against offshore groups.

  • bySarah Danckert

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Corporate watchdog ASIC to release new board advice on short selling attacks

Corporate watchdog ASIC to release new board advice on short selling attacks

ASIC is readying to release new advice to companies that the best way to respond to a so-called short ambush is with detailed responses to allegations,not just shouting.

  • bySarah Danckert
GameStop shares go on another rollercoaster ride

GameStop shares go on another rollercoaster ride

GameStop shares have continued their rally,leaving analysts puzzled and triggering a series of NYSE trading halts.

  • byAaron Saldanha,Thyagaraju Adinarayan andDavid Randall
Robots on Wall Street wrestle with confusing world of Reddit

Robots on Wall Street wrestle with confusing world of Reddit

Reddit forum WallStreetBets is hard for humans to follow at the best of times. But spare a thought for the machines.

  • byJustina Lee
‘Roaring Kitty’ and Wall Street elite grilled over GameStop frenzy

‘Roaring Kitty’ and Wall Street elite grilled over GameStop frenzy

Some of Wall Street’s most powerful players and a YouTube personality known as “Roaring Kitty” appear before Congress to answer questions over the GameStop frenzy that roiled markets.

  • byMatt O'Brien
GameStop’s saga may be over;its effect on Wall Street isn’t

GameStop’s saga may be over;its effect on Wall Street isn’t

The frenzy around GameStop’s stock may have quieted down,but the outsized influence small investors had in the saga is likely to stick around.

  • byStan Choe andAlex Veiga
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Nearmap doubles down on US growth after blunting J Cap short attack

Nearmap doubles down on US growth after blunting J Cap short attack

The ASX-listed aerial mapping provider has flagged additional investment to expand its US operations,with investors applauding the company’s latest numbers.

  • byColin Kruger
Analysts defend Nearmap against short seller’s attack

Analysts defend Nearmap against short seller’s attack

Aerial mapping provider Nearmap,under fire after a high-profile short seller said it was using accounting tricks to boost its sales figures,has been backed by several analysts who played down the claims.

  • byColin Kruger
Short-seller J Capital takes aim at Nearmap

Short-seller J Capital takes aim at Nearmap

Beijing-based short seller J Capital has targeted another Australian tech stock,with the release of a report alleging aerial mapping provider Nearmap has been hiding a poor performance from its crucial US market.

  • byColin Kruger
Wall Street’s most reviled investors worry about their fate

Wall Street’s most reviled investors worry about their fate

Digging up dirt on big companies,it turns out,doesn’t make you very popular.

  • byKate Kelly andMatthew Goldstein
How the rich got richer:Reddit trading frenzy benefited Wall Street elite

How the rich got richer:Reddit trading frenzy benefited Wall Street elite

Instead of heralding a new wave of investor populism,the rise and fall of GameStop’s stock may end up reinforcing what professional investors have known for a long time:Wall Street is very good at making money.

  • byDouglas MacMillan andYeganeh Torbati