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Chief economist update: Equity market disconnect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
"Crocodile came up, bit my guts out and bit me into parts... pieces and then my legs went that way and then my head went that way" -- HBA Insurance Australian TV ad The TV ad might as well be describing the current state of play - equity markets heading ...

Iress opens retail capital raise

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... following the completion of the company's $150 million institutional raise, and gives Iress shareholders the opportunity to purchase up to $30,000 in shares free of brokerage charges and transactional fees. The proceeds of the raise, as well as the institutional ...

Chief economist update: The ECB's PEPP economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... provision going. At its June 4 Governing Council meeting, the central bank raised the size of its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program (PEPP) by €600 billion to a total of €1,350 billion, extended the duration of the program by six months to June ...

Arena REIT completes oversubscribed capital raise

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... The placement is set to settle this Friday, with trading commencing on June 9. Arena also is partaking in a security purchase plan for retail investors in Australia and New Zealand. The placement is set to raise an additional $10 million for the developer ...

Charter Hall extends JV, makes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
Charter Hall Group has announced an extension to its relationship with global institutional investor Allianz Real Estate to acquire a $648 million portfolio. The ALDI logistics assets portfolio includes the ALDI distribution centres, which were designed ...

Economic outlook not as bad as predicted: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia governor Phillip Lowe said the extent of the economic downturn, as a result of the impacts of COVID-19, is not as dire as expected. At the June meeting, the RBA board decided to maintain the current policy settings, keeping ...

Fed buys up BlackRock ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... of the central bank. In the FOMC Minutes, the Fed said corporate bonds had been performing well since it announced its purchase plans. "Corporate bond spreads over comparable-maturity Treasury yields widened sharply in the beginning of the intermeeting ...

Keybridge takes WAM to court

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
Keybridge Capital has launched legal proceedings against Wilson Asset Management, alleging WAM improperly transferred Keybridge shares into its own name. According to Keybridge's filing, it commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW in relation ...

Zurich pledges to COVID-19 support

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... grocery industry, we can turn $1 into $6 worth of food, so donations such as these allow us to effectively and efficiently purchase food to support the many people in our communities affected by COVID-19." As well as to Foodbank Australia, the funding ...

Expats sweat as main residence CGT cut-off looms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... said. Despite having lived in the property for more than 20 years, the total gain would be calculated by subtracting the purchase price from the day they acquired the property from the sale price, with the seller likely facing a CGT at the top marginal ...