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Sending Suncorp a message (subs)
1/01/1900
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Recently we unearthed a classic three-part Investor’s College from the vault; Spotting untrustworthy managers. This week we go one better and provide a galling example of how to spot untrustworthy and poorly performing managers and boards.
Banking and insurance group Suncorp has been a journalist’s delight, once describing itself using trendy terms like ‘bancassurance’ and ‘Allfinanz’; both of which seem to have been consigned to the corporate jargon dustbin. However, the company has also underperformed its peers in both the banking and insurance industries. So why has management, and the board that appointed it, been enjoying steadily increasing compensation?
To learn both the answer and how you can critically analyse the performance of a company’s board and management, follow this link to Suncorp shareholders: Time to take a stand.
Bristlemouth
The taxation treatment surrounding shares and securities is complex and often ambiguous. So over at Bristlemouth, our value investing blog, we decided to start an online repository where investors can find useful information to help them maximise their financial position while staying within the bounds of the law. If you would like to learn more, or perhaps contribute to the blog by asking a question, then follow this link to Don’t be tripped up at tax time.
If the mere thought of taxation makes you dreary, then alternatively head to the Bristlemouth homepage where you’ll find a plethora of articles written by investors to help investors, including a follow up on the galling story unfolding at Suncorp.
Learn to cash in
If you want to find cheap stocks, then our book Value: The Intelligent Investor’s Guide to Finding Hidden Gems on the Stockmarket is for you. You’ll learn how to recognise and value a quality business from the ground up, without being swamped in jargon and difficult to understand concepts. The book is aimed at those new to investing, so to read more about the book, or buy it, click this link.
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