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Former UniSuper chief appointed to CSLR board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... levies." As announced last month, accompanying O'Sullivan on the CSLR board is AFCA's Delia Rickard, she was previously deputy chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The finalisation of the board awaits the appointment of an independent ...

BlackRock appoints new head of APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... stint as head of ETFs and index investing until 2021. Prior to her latest appointment, she held various positions including deputy head of APAC, head of greater China, and head of trading, liquidity, and lending for the region. She also oversaw the Sustainable ...

Court fines Linchpin, Endeavour directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... costs of $175,000 together with other costs associated with the contested hearings. Commenting on the latest decision, ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said: "ASIC took this case because we believed reasonable steps were not being taken by the directors ...

ASIC extends intervention orders against predatory lenders

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
... orders have been effective in reducing the risk of significant harm resulting from these types of products, ASIC added. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said that extending these product intervention orders ensures continued protection in the market against ...

Zurich cleared by Federal Court in life insurance dispute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
... ASIC's claims in a decisive ruling on 21 December 2023, exonerating Zurich of the alleged breaches. Post-verdict, ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court remarked that the regulator pursued the case to clarify the steps that an insurer must reasonably take before ...

Former director sentenced to over four years imprisonment

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023
... these property companies. Sadly, these investors were taken advantage of and their funds were used dishonestly," said ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court. "Today's criminal outcome sends a strong message that dishonest conduct by directors will be investigated ...

ANZ fined $900k over shares disclosure failure

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
... downward pressure on ANZ's share price. He added that the fine was needed to "deter similar actions." Meanwhile, ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said the fine confirms the paramount importance of continuous disclosure. "The penalty and remarks from ...

Mercer Super investment chief departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... just $12 billion of assets under management. The investment head of Mercer Super and Multi-Sector - who also served as deputy chief investment officer at Mercer Australia - will be effectively replaced by James Kerr. However, while Kerr - the firm's ...

VFMC selects new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... interim basis. Now, she has been named McKenzie's permanent replacement. In taking up the role, she vacates the seat of deputy chair. "On behalf of the executive team and our people at VFMC, we extend our congratulations to Lisa on her appointment as ...

'Should have known better': AAT tells auditor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... detail and meaning of the independence requirements to her attention"; an argument the AAT described as "untenable". The AAT deputy president Bernard McCabe rejected her arguments, stating that her level of experience suggests "she should have known ...