Mark Humphery-Jenner

Litigation is the real reason financial reports are becoming harder to read

09 Dec 2019

Westpac shareholders at its AGM are unlikely to find any clear answers in its financial report, because such reports are increasingly confusing.

Why Australia's first securities class action judgment (sort of) cleared Myer

13 Nov 2019

Myer misled the market, but the market didn't believe it. The judgment provides a road map for future class actions.

Four questions about mortgages the ACCC inquiry should put to the big four banks

15 Oct 2019

The ACCC has inquired into mortgage rates before. This time it will want detail.

Going up. Monday showed what the market thinks of Morrison

21 May 2019

Monday's share market surge was a pure as any a test of what the market thought of the election results.

Honest brokers. Why mortgage broker commissions aren't the problem

21 Feb 2019

The push against brokers in the wake of the banking and financial services royal commission might be right in theory, wrong in practice.

Why bank shares are climbing despite the royal commission

06 Feb 2019

Bank shares soared 4% to 7% after the royal commission report. That could be because it will do them little harm.

Better than the alternative. What the market thought of ScoMo

30 Aug 2018

The share market jumped after Scott Morrison won the leadership, and for once the jump seems to mean something.

FactCheck: do bank profits belong to everyday Australians?

19 Feb 2018

In a national advertising campaign, the Australian Bankers’ Association claims banks belong to all of us. But is that true? Mark Humphrey-Jenner investigates.

Explainer: what exactly must companies disclose to investors?

25 Aug 2017

Mark Humphery-Jenner examines ASX rules and other legislation requiring companies to disclose any information that could affect the price or value of shares.

Too big, too expensive and too silly: why video game movies fail

24 Jan 2017

The vast majority of video game movie adaptions are commercial and critical failures. So with big budgets, dedicated fans and real talent involved, what's going wrong, asks Mark Humphery-Jenner.

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