Kingsgate Consolidated Limited

• Iron ore

Allan Gray’s Simon Mawhinney eyes oil, iron ore stocks

Allan Gray portfolio manager Simon Mahwinney thinks now is the time to be selectively investing in oil and iron ore companies as prices plunge, bankruptcies loom and a weaker dollar offers little support.

• Updated Jan 27, 2015
• Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

• Investment banking

Fundies look beyond most shorted list

Hedge funds have applied a blowtorch to the retail and mining stocks, ensuring the two sectors are heavily represented on a list of the most shorted stocks.

• Updated Jan 7, 2015
• Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Jake Mitchell

• Specialist investments

How ETFs work to widen your horizon

Gaining exposure to commodities for most investors involves buying shares in the myriad miners on the Australian stock market. But the rise of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offers an alternative for diversification.

• Updated Nov 3, 2014

• Market Wrap

Kingsgate Consolidated CEO and CFO exit suddenly

Mystery surrounds the resignation of two executives from Kingsgate Consolidated after they abruptly departed the junior Australian gold miner after just a few months in their roles.

• Updated Oct 18, 2014
• Su-Lin Tan and Perry Williams

Deluge of discoveries brings hope to Diggers & Dealers

Stories like Sirius Resources, about sudden riches out of nowhere, really inspire delegates to the Diggers. They give them hope – and as long as there’s hope, the mining industry will survive.

• Updated Aug 7, 2014
• Trevor Sykes

Going short may signal a Waterloo

Philip Baker | Short selling can be a risky strategy. But it doesn’t stop investors from looking for overpriced stocks to sell rather than spend their time combing the list for underpriced stocks to buy.

• Updated Aug 6, 2014
• Philip Baker

• Street Talk

Short-sellers get busy ahead of reporting season: CBA

CBA analyst Nizar Torlakovic notes aggregate shorts position increased “significantly” to 1.24 per cent of the S&P/ASX 200 market capitalisation between July 18 and July 25.

• Updated Aug 1, 2014
• Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Gretchen Friemann

• Derivatives

Traders keep an eye on gold as investors take a break

Derivative traders will be monitoring gold closely this week to see if the price can stay above the significant $US1300 ($1378) an ounce level.

• Updated Jun 24, 2014
• John Wasiliev

Kingsgate’s Gavin Thomas dies

Kingsgate’s long-serving managing director and chief executive Gavin Thomas has died in Sydney after 18 months of illness.

• Jun 6, 2014
• Misa Han

• Market Wrap

Kingsgate Consolidated (KCN)

Morningstar has a “buy” recommendation on gold miner Kingsgate Consolidated.

• Updated Mar 28, 2014
• Elise Shaw

• Gold

Kingsgate Consolidated confirms equity raise

Kingsgate Consolidated is raising $59.4 million via a placement and rights issue, as flagged by Street Talk on Tuesday.

• Updated Mar 18, 2014
• Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Gretchen Friemann

• Opinion

Gold price surge prompts Kingsgate to pass can around

Gold’s race towards $US1400 an ounce has drawn Kingsgate Consolidated back to market, with the precious metal producer understood to be preparing an equity offer through brokers CIMB and Morgan Stanley as early as Tuesday.

• Mar 18, 2014
• Sarah Thompson | Anthony Macdonald | Gretchen Friemann

• Market Wrap

Kingsgate Consolidated (KCN)

Morningstar has a ‘buy’ recommendation on Kingsgate Consolidated as positives emerge for the goldminer, but risks remain.

• Updated Feb 7, 2014
• Elise Shaw

• Opinion

Aurizon has largest $ increase in short positions: CBA

Aurizon Holdings had the largest dollar increase in short positions in the week starting January 20, and is currently sitting on nearly 3 per cent of its shares short sold, CBA says.

• Updated Jan 24, 2014
• Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Gretchen Friemann

• Gold

Gold weakness frays investor nerves

Gold miners worldwide are facing a risk of further write-downs as the plunging price for the precious metal places a question mark around some reserves that were previously seen as economic.

• Updated Jan 6, 2014
• Angela Macdonald-Smith