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YBR rejects 'opportunistic' takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... share price performance has been "poor" and accumulated losses of $38.5 million as at 31 December 2017. Its share price has fallen by more than 84% in the last five years, it said. Mercantile Investments is in the business of acquiring large stakes in ...

Financial services confidence continues spiral

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... following a turbulent 12 months in Australia's banking finance and insurance industry." The Australian Ethics Index has fallen six points since 2017 - from 41 to 35 - dragged down by the poor perception of ethics in the banking sector. Burrell said ...

Chief economist update: Betting on down rather than up?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... Zealand dollar. The NZ dollar fell 1.8% to US$0.6623 after the RBNZ's announcement from US$0.6743 the day prior. It's fallen some more in early trade, down to US$0.6604 - the lowest in more than two years and 7.1% lower compared to the US$0.7112 ...

SMSFA slams PC draft findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... returns experienced by small SMSFs on average. However, the number of new SMSFs with very low balances (under $100,000) has fallen from 35% of new establishments in 2010 to 23% in 2016," it said. Furthermore, many of these smaller have "delivered materially ...

ESG reporting strong through 2017: ACSI

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... sustainability reporting in Australia shows a 5% increase in ESG disclosure since 2008. However, moderate disclosure has fallen by 9% and the number of non-disclosing companies has doubled since 2015. Non-reporting companies, which ACSI regard as not ...

Aussie IPO launches at decade high

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... listings have taken place so far in H1 2018 - down 19% on the comparable period last year. The value of listings has also fallen 15% to US$90 billion. The IPO market "was once again dampened" by political concerns and market volatility in the first half ...

More victims of financial crime in APAC: Reuters

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... in Asia Pacific experienced financial crime above the global level. The survey found that globally 47% of companies had fallen victim to financial crime, however regionally, APAC and Southern Asia delivered higher results - 49% and 53% respectively. ...

Chief economist update: Fed will go hiking in June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... rate hike at the conclusion of its 12-13 June has come down. The cmegroup.com website shows that these probabilities have fallen from 95.9% sure a month the FOMC minutes were released, to 100% certain a week prior, to just 90% after. This is because ...

Fees for no service compensation unfinished business: ASIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... practices in line with shareholder expectations," he said. But not surprisingly, public trust in Australian business has fallen and in some sections companies have damaged their social licence to operate, Silk added.

Chief economist update: Crying for Argentina

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... rapid depreciation of the Argentine peso and by extension, put downward pressure on inflation. The country's currency has fallen by 13.7% against the US dollar this year to date, on top of its 15.9% depreciation in 2017. Consumer price inflation accelerated ...