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Treasury shakes up foreign investing framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... critical infrastructure and minerals, technology, and especially those that involve sensitive data sets and investment near defence sites. Chalmers will bolster compliance personnel to make this happen, including increasing the frequency of on-site visits. ...

Sequoia chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... chair of the risk and compliance committee and a member of the audit committee. Separately, Tim McGowen recently slapped a defence and counterclaim on Sequoia in the Supreme Court of Victoria. McGowen is the managing director of Informed Investor, ShareCafe ...

Iress share price jumps on takeover rumours

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... Jarden Investment Bank co-chief executive Aidan Allen for advice, but "has not made a formal approach to the company or its defence adviser Goldman Sachs". A prior article referenced stated that Iress chief executive Marcus Price "knew nothing of any ...

Coalition appoints shadow assistant treasurer, financial services minister

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... shakeup of his frontbench yesterday, delegating Howarth the dual roles. Howarth was previously the shadow minister for defence personnel and now replaces Stuart Robert as shadow assistant treasurer. "Luke understands that small business is the backbone ...

Canna Campbell slapped with $114k legal bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
A judge has ordered financial adviser Canna Campbell to pay $113,791.50 in legal costs after she was found guilty of trademark infringement. Justice Manousaridis in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia ordered Campbell, founder of SugarMamma TV and ...

QIC, super funds pour more into Queensland space tech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... by a local space supply chain," Gilmour said. "This investment will allow us to enhance Australia's sovereign space and defence capabilities, onshore more manufacturing, and to hire and upskill even more Queenslanders."

Rest faces class action over IP premiums

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... at the same time, the policy provided little to no coverage. Court documents show Rest has until March 28 to file its defence. The first case management hearing is scheduled for May 10. According to Shine Lawyers' practice leader Hadi Boustani, up ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... International and Lockheed Martin, the UK's BAE Systems, and Israel's Elbit Systems - public companies that produce defence intelligence and weapons-related solutions. For the period ending June 2023, Aware's Accumulation Growth option, had ...

Infrastructure's diversification benefits timely: Clearbridge

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
While infrastructure's inflation pass-through supported earnings in 2023, its defence and diversification could make it valuable in 2024, says Clearbridge Investments. According to Clearbridge portfolio manager Nick Langley, increasing earnings ...

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... AMP and its associated entities may have acted in a misleading or deceptive way. At the time, AMP had not yet filed a defence, but said it is actively defending the allegations. 8) Retail super fund pulls the plug (March 29) Following a series of successor ...
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