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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 ...

Societe Generale fined over client breaches

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... breach cost the company $25,000. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said protecting client funds is critical to investor confidence and market integrity. "The law is very clear about the uses of client money to provide certainty and transparency for clients ...

Fiscal policy spurs investor confidence: Citi

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... rates in the first half of 2021. Citi Australia's head of investor sales Mark Woodruff said: "It is clear that investor confidence is underpinned by the continued supply of fiscal stimulus and the expectation of further monetary stimulus in both Australia ...

Pershing convicted for client breaches

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... outcome demonstrates how serious client money breaches are. "Client money obligations protect investors, bolster investor confidence and underpin the integrity of Australian financial markets. If licensees don't take them seriously, they risk criminal ...

How wealth management must respond to COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... force wealth management firms to change how they operate. "In the immediate term, the priority is to sustain investor confidence and protect business through continued engagement and communication with the customers," the report said. "Over the short- ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 eating into jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... one. With both fiscal and monetary policy working towards a common a goal -- restoring consumer, business and investor confidence - perhaps, this time, the optimism will last. Perhaps... perhaps... perhaps. They better work given the deterioration in ...