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Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... however, Bilney remains cautious on REITs - with uncertainty surrounding the ability of landlords to collect rental and lease payments from tenants ongoing. Wilson Asset Management lead portfolio manager Oscar Oberg said strong leadership was also an ...

COVID-19 ushers in the future of work

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... tenants who were potentially looking for expansion space coming in to COVID-19 period, we have seen a stalling of decisions to lease while they consider the changing ways of working that have been adopted during the lock down period of COVID-19." However ...

1.5 metres to trigger real estate downfall

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... terms. "For example, a landlord might negotiate a temporary rental reduction in return for the tenancy committing to a longer lease term." The government's new measures, announced yesterday, force landlords to reduce leases in proportion to a reduction ...

Property manager, sovereign wealth fund enter JV

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... Towers is one of the largest office buildings located in Melbourne's CBD. Currently, it is 91.7% occupied with an average lease expiry of 4.6 years as of March 1. Over the long term, Dexus said, the building would benefit from positive supply-demand ...

Business unusual: COVID-19 threats facing real estate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... drastically, but it is likely that there might be a stronger inclination towards shared workspaces, which frees up the long-term lease commitments of many office tenants." Demand for co-working spaces increasing, he argued, may not be the best news for ...

Extraordinary stimulus provides wage subsidy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
Prime Minister Scott Morrison today announced $130 billion of spending over the next six months to support the livelihoods of Australians who lose their jobs and income as a result of COVID-19. The government anticipates as many as six million Australians ...

Rent relief welcome news for SMSFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... point where the related party can no longer afford to pay their rent." SMSFs have the ability for small business owners to lease a property that is owned by their own SMSF - paying rent into their SMSF. While other small businesses are getting rent relief ...

Banks throw more businesses a lifeline

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
Australia's banks will extend the six-month deferral of loans to 30,000 more businesses, in a bid to assist commercial landlords struggling to do the right thing by their tenants during the crisis. The Australian Banking Association's (ABA) small business ...

Ontario Teachers' takes stake in Sydney desal plant

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... to 40%. Ontario Teachers', UTA and The Infrastructure Fund acquired Sydney desalination plant in 2012 through a 50-year lease from the government of New South Wales. "Sydney Desalination Plant has been a great investment for Ontario Teachers', and this ...

SMSF auditors in firing line

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... a year and had conditions imposed for "significant deficiencies" in auditing the ownership and valuation of fund assets, lease agreements, whether transactions were on an arm's-length basis, and compliance with personal use and collectable asset rules. ...