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Macquarie AM acquires logistics real estate portfolio

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
... has shone a spotlight on the vital role the logistics real estate sector plays in underpinning efficient global supply chains," Macquarie Asset Management co-head real estate team in Europe Dana Gibson said. "As the demand for strategically located facilities ...

Economic recap: Week to October 15

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... restraining soaring consumer demand. Then again, it's unclear how this could immediately relieve bottlenecks in the supply chains and the energy crisis - ones, that could cap (even reverse) economic growth momentum. Have no fear, the Fed has a Plan ...

Economic recap: Week to October 8

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... oil and coal to power their machineries to other commodities such as aluminium and copper - coupled bottlenecks in supply chains, including port delays and a shortage of shipping containers (that affects delivery and availability of raw materials) - ...

Experts torn on inflation outlook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... be short lived," she said. Since the start of the pandemic, Ward said, there has been a worldwide disruption to supply chains, but demand has recovered since the pandemic, despite the current spread of the delta variant. Ward cautioned that supply is ...

Macquarie AM acquires logistics centre

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... technology system and is 100% leased for the next 15 years to Bohus, the country's largest furniture retailer. "Europe's supply chains are constantly evolving and have been further accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic which is expected to have long-lasting ...

MSCI acquires Real Capital Analytics

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
... including shifting consumer behaviors in work, lifestyle and travel accelerated by the pandemic, realignment in global supply chains, and the impact of climate change," MSCI chief executive and chair Henry Fernandez said. "The combined strength of MSCI's ...

Modern slavery obligations fall by the wayside: ACSI

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... companies appear poorly prepared to respond to modern slavery incidents that may be identified in their operations or supply chains and are taking few steps to ensure that grievance mechanisms for vulnerable workers are trusted and accessible," the Moving ...

3PD wins distribution partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... regain its spot as the fastest-growing economy in the world soon aided by catalysts like potential shift of global supply chains to India as they look to diversify their supplier countries, sharp cut in corporate tax rate (now amongst the lowest in the ...

Rest launches low-cost SRI option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... cash. When it comes to equities, Rest has excluded companies involved in labour and human rights abuses, unethical supply chains, fossil fuels, animal cruelty, gender discrimination, tobacco, gambling, palm oil, controversial weaponry, or have a recent ...

Chief economist update: Hot flashes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... Markit's findings on the region's inflation: "The surge in demand for manufactured goods is meanwhile stretching supply chains to an unprecedented extent, in turn pushing costs up at the fastest rate for a decade. These cost pressures will likely ...