Australia’s Westpac Banking Corporation’s ADR was delisted from the NYSE and last traded there on Jan 31, 2022. ADR holders have the option of converting them to ordinary shares trading on the US OTC market or on the domestic market in Australia. The deadline to surrender ADRs is June 2, 2022 – less than 2 weeks away. …
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Russian energy giant Gazprom has decided to terminate its ADR program. According to the depository BNY Mellon the ADR program will be terminated June 16, 2022. Holders of the ADRs have the option to convert them to ordinary shares that trade on the domestic exchange in Russia or surrender the ADRs to receive payment of sale …
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I have written many times before that railroads are an important pillar of the Canadian economy. Just two freight railroads – Canadian National(CNI) and Canadian Pacific (CP) – dominate the industry. The following infographic from Statistics Canada shows some of the interesting facts about rail transportation in 2020: Click to enlarge Source: Statistics Canada Disclosure: Long …
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The federal election in Australia is on Saturday, May 21, 2022.Equity market investors will be closely monitoring the outcome the election. With that said, which politic party is best for stock prices? A recent article by Ashley Owen shows that since the creation of the Federation, right-leaning governments have been better for Australian stock prices than …
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Russian energy giant Lukoil(LUKOY) has announced plans to terminate its ADR program. In addition, the firm will also cancel its listing on the London Stock Exchange as well effective June 6, 2022. This is a big blow for American and foreign investors in Lukoil. However this is not a surprise since Russian passed a law in …
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