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ACSI and TIAA-CREF drive poll voting

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... polling should be a mandatory requirement enshrined in the Corporations Act," Davidson said. "We're seeing an increased interest by international investors in the corporate governance of Australian companies, and we are delighted to have worked with ...

Investec buys stake in equity crowdfunding fintech

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... services licenses. Doctor Rob Nicholls, one of the CIFR report's authors, said at the time, "Instead of being feared, this interest should be nurtured through the promotion of investors' financial education."

Advice GM leaves ANZ

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
ANZ's general manager advice and open market channels has announced he will leave the bank to pursue other opportunities. Neil Younger took the advice reins at ANZ in 2014 following the departure of Paul Barrett, who has since formed AZ Next Generation ...

Rubik upgrades profit guidance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... renegotiated its debt facilities with Westpac, extending the term of the current debt facilities to January 2019, on an interest only basis. In addition, Rubik has agreed a further facility with Westpac, which will fund its recently expanded Temenos ...

Jobs at risk from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Australia's large institutions must tread carefully if they are to adapt their workforces to the monumental changes resulting from process automation in what has been dubbed "the second machine age." A 2015 PwC report said nearly half of the jobs in ...

DomaCom raises $8m in pre-IPO capital

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... country's largest landholding. The pitch targets investors wanting to keep Kidman Station Australian-owned. Registrations of interest exceed nearly 4000 investors who have pledged about $58 million. The $8 million pre-IPO capital raising was managed ...

Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... safe-haven US dollar buying - that was "extrapolated" to keep on rising on expectations that the Fed would continue to raise interest rates this year. But US dollar strength is starting to negatively impact the US economy as evidenced by the latest ISM ...

Aussie economy rebalancing okay

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney today, Australia and New Zealand managing director Scott Haslem said lower interest rates in Australia have helped cash-flow for consumers and supported the housing sector. He said it had also helped push the ...

Core holdings will be lacklustre in 2016: SSGA

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... mid-single digit with some differentiation between geographies. The US, he continued, is likely to be a laggard amid rising interest rates. In Europe Anderson said domestically focused companies would likely outperform their global peers. Japan continues ...

QIC purchases New York shopping centre

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... existing portfolio is achieving good income growth off the back of robust retail sales, coupled with a sustained low interest rate environment," Leigh said. "The continued expansion of our interests in the retail sector across the US is a key element ...