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Imprisoned fraudster's wife banned by ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
ASIC has disqualified Shashikumari Agrawal (Mrs Agrawal), the wife of the imprisoned director Krishnakumar Agrawal (Mr Agrawal), from managing corporations for five years due to her role in the collapsed Mansa Group. Mrs Agrawal and Mr Agrawal were ...

ASX to pay $23m, admits misrepresentation over CHESS replacement

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... ASX acknowledged it contravened sections 12DA and 12DB(1)(a) and (e) of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth). As a result, both parties will ask the court to impose a penalty of $20.5 million, and order ASX to pay $3 million ...

Top campaigns of the year recognised at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
Leaders in Australia's financial services industry came together last night to celebrate the 32 nd annual MAX Awards with the top campaigns being recognised. The community initiative of the year award was won by UniSuper for its STARS project. The ...

Productivity growth is 'going from bad to worse': PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... to help ensure this transformation evolves in the most productive way possible. Australia should continue to identify and act on opportunities to improve productivity through the most efficient and cost-effective investments," Robson said.

Musk's $106bn fundamental-defying IPO lands on Nasdaq

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
SpaceX has raised US$75 billion ($106.8bn) in the biggest-ever stock market debut, valuing Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company at US$1.77 trillion. It floated 555 million shares at a price of US$135 per share. "The valuation being ascribed ...

Janus Henderson builds AI for investment teams

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
Janus Henderson is building an artificial intelligence (AI) research management tool LIBROS for its investment teams in collaboration with Percepta, an enterprise AI transformation company. Powered by Claude, the tool will help the investment team's ...

Quinbrook appoints Australian lead

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
Energy transition infrastructure investor Quinbrook has appointed Tim Horneman as region leader for Australia, formalising his responsibility for the firm's local investment activities and business operations. The appointment strengthens Quinbrook's ...

AustralianSuper exec takes on chief executive role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
AustralianSuper head of real assets Nick O'Neil has been named the incoming chief executive and managing director of Lendlease, effective 10 September 2026. Lendlease chair John Gillam said O'Neil is a highly experienced executive with over ...

Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
Invesco has launched the Invesco Global Enhanced Equity Fund, with the aim of providing Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record and more than $16 billion in assets under management globally. Invesco ...

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... without authorisation." "In the FCA's view, the activity breaches sections 19 and 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA)," the regulator said. It is seeking an injunction against Woodford and the platform W4.0 to cease "carrying ...