As the Australian Investor Relations Association ran a snap member poll on quant quakes and post-reporting season speeding tickets on Thursday, companies need to rethink who are the marginal buyers of their shares in tough times.

Throughout reporting season, we consistently saw hedge funds and computer-driven quantitative and algorithmic funds sell or short-sell the pants off any result that was a small miss or a trading update that looked a bit soft, in a bid to make a quick buck. Loading...

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