IPO or IP NO?; CONFERENCE ESCAPE

IPO or IP NO?; CONFERENCE ESCAPE

Welcome to this week’s business and media intelligence update.

IPO or IP NO? 

Rising interest rates and booming inflation appear to have claimed some more victims – companies planning to list on the stock market.

Only 15 initial public offers by companies seeking to raise $121 million were registered with the Australian Securities Exchange at the end of June, a report by advisory firm HLB Mann Judd Perth found. That is down 65 per cent on a year ago when there were 43 proposed listings by companies that sought to raise $1.25 billion.

CONFERENCE ESCAPE 

Now that Covid lockdowns and enforced home learning are a thing of the past, the chance to be sent away for a week-long work conference is more appealing than ever for many working parents.

While many conferences provide the option of attending online, those who go in person are taking advantage of spending a few days or a week away from the family enjoying fancy restaurants and hotel rooms, relaxing by the pool, and sightseeing in between PowerPoint presentations.

The Wall Street Journal says conference organisers have noticed many working parents arriving a few days early so they can make the most of their getaway – even if it’s only to enjoy the blissful silence of a 36th-floor hotel suite.

😊 😊 😊

World Emoji Day 🎉 was on Sunday (yes, it’s a thing), and in celebration the messaging platform Slack and language app Duolingo asked 9,400 hybrid workers globally their thoughts on using emojis in the workplace.

Most respondents (58 per cent) considered messages without emojis “lacking”.

So, maybe its time to pop a 😊 at the end of your texts to your workmates?

But do so with caution! The survey also found that around 58 per cent of respondents are unaware of specific emojis having multiple interpretations.

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