They sure write good humour. Business must've been pretty bad to...

They sure write good humour.

Business must've been pretty bad to obtain a tax credit.
Why mince numbers around to show fictitious earnings growth?

"Since November, there has been an increase in optimism about a range of the economies in which the
Company operates and equity market price levels have risen. To date, the Company has seen no material flow
through of these factors to its businesses."

"Computershare’s CEO, Stuart Crosby, said, “We have witnessed a recent up-tick in equity markets as reflected
in the higher index levels across the globe, however we are yet to see a demonstrable improvement in
corporate actions globally. Global uncertainty and soft corporate confidence remain the impediment, but we are
positioned to take advantage of any shift in attitude that results in more issuer activity. Interest rates remain at
their recent lows, and the high levels of liquidity within financial institutions globally mean that we are starting
to find it harder to achieve the premiums over reference rates that we have been able to achieve in the past.
Fortunately client balances have continued to grow and support our margin income, but it is not possible to
predict whether these balances can be sustained at these levels."