January 2015
Essential services look set for healthy returns this year
Depending on the theme investors wish to tap into there is good value among small cap healthcare and services companies. In what is shaping up as a tricky year on the sharemarket companies exposed to essential services are likely to be well supported.
October 2014
GI Dynamics falls 50pc on product suspension
GI Dynamics investors aren’t waiting to see whether it can survive a suspension in sales of its main product to treat type 2 diabetes as the medical device maker’s shares fell 50 per cent.
GI Dynamics falls 50pc on product suspension
GI Dynamics investors aren’t waiting to see whether it can survive a suspension in sales of its main product to treat type 2 diabetes as the medical device maker’s shares fell 50 per cent.
August 2014
Results Wrap | Reporting season blog
Live blog | Welcome to the Financial Review reporting season blog. Companies that reported today include: ■ Virgin ■ Transfield Services ■ Harvey Norman ■ Woolworths.
May 2014
Short-sellers bet syringe maker Unilife will plunge
US-based short-sellers are betting that the share price of ASX-listed biotech firm Unilife is going to zero – and also see surf-wear company Quicksilver heading for a wipeout.
Wall St ends mixed as tech rally fades
Before the Bell | Shares on Wall Street have ended mixed as an early rally in technology stocks faded almost as fast as it had begun ■ Dow up 0.2pc ■ SPI futures up 1 pt ■ $A at US93.67¢.
June 2013
How to wear a top hat
Moving headquarters can be expensive for he company and lucrative for its advisers: it requires expertise drawn from across accounting and law firms, including management consultants, tax specialists and M&A advisers.
December 2011
Unilife Corporation (UNS)
US-based medical device company Unilife Corp has been the third-worst performer on the All Ordinaries Index this month.
June 2011
‘Dogs of Dow’ regain their bite
Proponents of the “dogs of Dow” theory could enjoy some enviable returns in the new financial year.
March 2011
Minnows poised for greatness
It may be only a matter of time before animal spirits return to the market following a strong rebound in sentiment since the outbreak of violence in the Arab world and the disaster in Japan.
Animal spirits to seek minnows with mojo
It may be only a matter of time before animal spirits return to the market and minnows with the potential to increase their market value in multiples are likely to gain investor attention.
Executives undeterred by volatility
Company directors remained active in the sharemarket over the past week, despite increased volatility in the wake of the Japanese disaster and tensions in the Middle East and North Africa.
Companies briefs
Southern Cross Media has lifted its stake in takeover target Austereo Group from 14.9 per cent to 16.6 per cent.
August 2010
Unilife (UNS)
Medical device maker Unilife posted a loss of $29.75 million for the full year, compared with a $0.52 million loss a year earlier.
April 2010
Brief: Unilife Corporation
Unilife Corporation has entered the Indian market to institute the mandatory use of safety syringes.