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Fidelity International chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... investment officer. London-based Richards currently serves on Women on Boards as an ambassador and is on the advisory board of The Lord Mayor's Appeal. With a background in engineering, she began her career as a research fellow at intergovernmental ...

GQG's PAC acquisition attempt hits snag

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... offer to be paid in cash for very PAC share via a scheme of arrangement as proposed in a letter dated November 7, PAC's board of directors said, adding that it was a move GQG was not aware of. GQG's proposal values PAC at $567.3 million, in which the ...

Future Fund exposed to dangerous Chinese investments: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... in 2007, but its investment exposures grew as China developed into a critical financial market. While the Future Fund Board of Guardians asserts that its processes are designed to prevent investments contravening Australian sanctions, Paterson argues ...

Macquarie appoints Byres, half-year results decline

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
Former APRA chair Wayne Byres will join the board of Macquarie Bank as the latter releases half-year results that are "substantially down" compared to this time last year. Byres is set to join as a non-executive director on 1 February 2024. Byres left ...

Janus Henderson to delist from ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023
... significantly lower CDI trading volumes than the NYSE, where Janus Henderson will maintain its listing. Janus Henderson's board of directors believe that the advantages of retaining the ASX listing no longer offset the financial, administrative ...

HUB24 farewells longstanding chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
After nearly 12 years, HUB24 non-executive director and chair Bruce Higgins has informed the board of his plans to retire. As such, a replacement has been appointed. Higgins has served as chair since October 2012, and during his tenure saw the platform ...

abrdn's Brett Jollie lands new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... known as Aberdeen Standard Investments - mostly in senior wealth, funds and business management roles. He also sat on the board of the Financial Services Council for six years. On departing abrdn in July, Jollie said he planned to garner a portfolio ...

ASIC bans former PwC partner over tax scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... disclosed confidential information he obtained in his roles as a tax advisor to the Commonwealth Treasury and the Australian Board of Taxation. Accordingly, ASIC found that Collins was not a fit and proper person to provide financial services and that ...

Future Fund slapped with new disclosure rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
The Future Fund Board of Guardians will be forced to periodically disclose the investment holdings of the $250 billion sovereign wealth fund. Under the new reporting regime introduced by minister for finance Katy Gallagher, additional information must ...

PwC chief executives hold too much power: Review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... voices within the ultimate governing body was another concern raised. Switkowski explained that PwC's Australian board of partners are all partners of the firm, and members typically have many years of experience with the firm. Such partners are ...