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FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... are also attracted to qualitative factors like the country's political stability, transparency, healthy workforce and legal framework. A Bloomberg Media study recently ranked Australia third in net foreign direct investor confidence in the Asia Pacific ...

CalSTRS secures US$190m settlement against Meta

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... Zuckerberg. The case alleged that these actions damaged Meta and its share price due to billions of dollars incurred in fines and legal costs. It was filed following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Cambridge Analytica accessed tens of millions of Facebook ...

Sequoia shares dive nearly 50%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... aware of the lawsuit late afternoon on November 12, when a representative of Maddocks Lawyers contacted Sequoia head of legal, risk and compliance Justin Harding, via phone, seeking information as to the correct person to serve ASIC notices for InterPrac. ...

Macquarie makes bid for Qube

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... at this time and it will update them on the bid in due course. Qube has appointed UBS as financial adviser and Allens as legal adviser.

Rest hires from AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... Before working at AustralianSuper, he worked for Bupa in several roles from 2008 to 2021, culminating in four years as senior legal adviser at head office advisory. In this role, he provided governance and company secretarial support for Bupa's 13 ...

SQM vows to 'respectfully' defend ASIC case

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... ASIC is seeking both declarations and civil penalties from the court. Separately, in the same week, ASIC also commenced legal proceedings against MWL Financial Services and Interprac Financial Planning over Shield and First Guardian advice failures.

SMC makes recommendations to safeguard super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... protections to prevent consumer harm from high-risk super switching. The call comes as the corporate regulator continues to launch legal action against those involved in the collapses of Shield and First Guardian. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said the ...

ASIC acts against MWL, its director and lead generator

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
ASIC is taking legal action against MWL Financial Services, its former director Nicholas Maikousis, and lead generator Imperial Capital Group Australia over alleged Shield advice failures. ASIC alleges that MWL operated a business model that provided ...

APRA to continue crackdown on super fund expenditure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... trust is acting consistently in the best financial interests of members. This isn't an expectation as such. It is a legal obligation," she said. "One area that APRA has been concerned that some funds might not be meeting their best financial interest ...

Industry bodies offer Payday Super resources

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... Super Hub to help super funds, employers, administrators and service providers prepare for the new laws. The hub offers legal and technical guidance, implementation updates and practical tools to support a consistent, efficient transition across the ...