ASX Announcements
Change of Director's Interest Notice - Elliott Rusanow
Change of Director’s Interest Notice
- May 21, 2024
- 3 pages
Notification regarding unquoted securities - SCG
Appendix 3G (Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted Equity Securities)
- May 21, 2024
- 6 pages
Market Sensitive
Periodic Reports - Other, Trading Update, Dividend Rate
- May 9, 2024
- 10 pages
May
Westfield Bondi owner says shoppers are back after horror attack
Scentre chief executive Elliott Rusanow said the mall operator had increased security spending as it returned to a “different” normal after the fatal attack.
- Campbell Kwan
Lowy-backed Assembly names new chief investment officer
The real estate investment firm has elevated former Invesco head of acquisitions Tim Meurer to head up its investment strategy.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
April
‘It’s going to take time’: Bondi mourns as retail goes into limbo
Westfield Bondi Junction was silent on Thursday as its doors opened to the public for the first time, five days after a stabbing attack that killed six people.
- Campbell Kwan
Westfield Bondi Junction to reopen with increased police presence
The shopping centre where six people died from a stabbing attack will be open on Thursday for a reflection day before normal trading resumes on Friday.
- Campbell Kwan
Westfield, retailers at odds over pre-attack drills
Days after six people were fatally stabbed at a Westfield Bondi Junction, it has been revealed it did not perform drills on how to respond to such a threat.
- Campbell Kwan, Michael Bleby and Gus McCubbing
- Updated
- Crime
‘I’m loving a monster’: Cauchi’s dad speaks out
The parents of killer Joel Cauchi are “heartbroken” for victims of the Bondi attack, saying they believe their son was in a psychosis when he murdered six people.
- Updated
- David Marin-Guzman and Michael Smith
NSW considers extra measures for private security guards
As police work through the details of Saturday’s horrific attack, landlords are revising security plans to ensure they can react to a similar incident.
- Michael Bleby
Scentre shareholders deliver first strike against CEO’s $5.5m pay
Despite delivering distributions ahead of expectations over the 2023 year, the Westfield owner’s remuneration report has suffered a protest by shareholders.
- Nick Lenaghan
February
Why Scentre Group’s the only property stock on the ASX worth owning
Quay Global Investors’ Justin Blaess tells why he likes Westfield’s owner, office occupancy rates and his takeaways from the recent earnings season.
- Joanne Tran
What we learnt from WiseTech, Domino’s, Scentre and Santos results
WiseTech’s steady results send shares soaring, Domino’s tweaks its debt covenants, Scentre sings for its supper, and Santos’ boss says he has unfinished business.
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
Westfield owner Scentre beats guidance with 5.4pc lift in payout
Scentre’s leasing spreads, the difference in rents between old and new agreements, is expected to remain positive even as consumer spending slows.
- Campbell Kwan
Mega Chanel store to anchor former Sydney home of DJs
The owner of Westfield in Australia is overhauling the former Sydney CBD department store, with an emporium that will be anchored by a three-storey Chanel boutique.
- Kylar Loussikian
Rate relief spurs rosy outlook for REITs
The outlook for the ASX-listed property stocks has turned decidedly bullish as the sector heads into its annual earnings season.
- Nick Lenaghan
January
Commercial values will trough by mid-year, JPMorgan says
After a torrid two years, the embattled office sector is in for better times – as is retail property – a new analysis says.
- Michael Bleby
December 2023
The man who made millions selling Christmas
Tim Clarkson has carried on a 130-year-old family business by being the biggest player in the $50 million-plus Christmas decorations market.
- Campbell Kwan
Is now the time to buy REITs?
With the peak in interest rates in sight, it may be time to consider the listed property trusts again. But be careful which stocks you buy, experts say.
- Larry Schlesinger
How online shopping has changed what’s in malls
In 2025, David Jones will hand back plenty of space at Westfield Bondi Junction. The silver lining is an opportunity to find new ways of enticing shoppers.
- Campbell Kwan
November 2023
Westfield owner Scentre chalks up inflation-beating rent rises
While sales growth has come off the boil at its malls, the company is locking in rental growth. That’s good news for its investors.
- Nick Lenaghan
- Opinion
- Commercial property finance
Are listed landlords prepared for the valuation reckoning?
In the depths of the pandemic, Scentre turned to hybrid capital to protect its balance sheet. Now, some argue office landlords should follow the mall operator’s example.
- Jonathan Shapiro
October 2023
‘Their hurt is our hurt’: Lowy in Israel presses diaspora for support
Steven Lowy, son of Westfield founder and Holocaust survivor Frank Lowy, flew into Israel last week to visit affected families and communities.
- Ronald Mizen