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Hong Kong REIT buys Queen Victoria Building

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... investment sector, demonstrating the enhanced institutional demand for core retail assets and the ongoing investor confidence in the future of CBD retailing," CBRE head of retail capital markets (Pacific) Simon Rooney said. "Assets of this scale, quality ...

Australian corporate bond overhaul

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... refinance bonds prior to their maturity date. ASIC to review its approach to financial ratios to maintain investor confidence in a standardised approach, while introducing more flexibility for bond issuers. Review of Chapter 2L of the Corporations Act ...

Investors demand credible climate information

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... to independent assurance, new research shows. The Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) Investor Confidence Survey recorded 87% of investors view voluntary disclosures of ESG information as important to them. Around 85% of retail investors ...

Chief economist update: Copper 10,000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... now fallen by 11.4% from the 17-year high it recorded in March last year - which, itself, suggests greater investor confidence (i.e., lesser safe-haven purchases) in the revival of global economic activity. This confidence is backed by assurances from ...

ETFs crack $100bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... listed on the ASX when just ten years ago we had only 50," Vanguard head of capital markets Minh Tieu said. "Investor confidence has greatly improved since this time last year when markets were first rocked by COVID-19. "While domestic equity, niche ...

Kin Group bids to takeover McPherson's

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... lost its chief executive, Laurie McAllister, who resigned in December 2020. Gallin claimed this also eroded investor confidence in the company's governance. McPherson's is a health and wellness brand supplying pharmacies and supermarkets in Australia ...

Global investor confidence suffers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
Global investor confidence has decreased since the start of the year, with large drops in Asia and Europe dragging down the index, according to State Street. The Global Investor Confidence Index decreased to 91.9, down 8.9 points from January's revised ...

Chief economist update: Red metal turning red hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... fallen by 11.4% from the 17-year high it recorded in March last year - which, in itself, suggests greater investor confidence (i.e., lesser safe-haven purchases) in the revival of global economic activity.

Nasdaq proposes diversity rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... provide stakeholders with a better understanding of the company's current board composition and enhance investor confidence that all listed companies are considering diversity when selecting directors. Companies will have to include at least two ...

Council of Financial Regulators monitors ASX, cybersecurity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... of Australia (RBA), met for its quarterly meeting and acknowledged member concern on market functioning and investor confidence as a result of the 24-hour outage on November 16. "ASIC and the RBA have been in close contact with ASX during this period ...