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AFA announces new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... Novak, said Morgan-Banda's background and experience is a strong strategic fit with the AFA's senior leadership team, board, and Communities of Practice. "Over the course of her career, Helen has managed significant disruption, akin to that currently ...

CommIF ups hospital stake

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... dozen team members to Plenary and was the subject of several takeover bids. Today, investors will hear from the independent board committee for the fund on its decision to reject takeover bids from Plenary, Palisade and H.R.L. Morrison and Co. Last week ...

FIRB updates guidance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
Treasury and the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) have released new guidance that will impact all foreign private capital investments in Australia. The guidance is mainly in respect to exemption certificates. It confirms that the exemption certificate ...

New head of ESG at boutique

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... investment strategies. Our ESG strategy was formalised in 2008, one of the earliest for Australian-based boutiques, when the Board approved the first ESG policy and we became a signatory to the PRI," Rahmani said. Pringle's appointment follows the departure ...

Cromwell nabs Investa chief

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... Investment Association Australasia. He started his career as a solicitor at Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Gilbert + Tobin. "The board has full confidence that Jonathan's strategic and operational management capabilities are the right fit to grow Cromwell's ...

ASIC industry levy to increase

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... the advice sector will pay ASIC $76.129 million to regulate it. Compared to FY20 figures, the levies increased across the board except for high-net-worth advisers who paid $48,000 will pay $5000 less. Fears that the levy will balloon even more than the ...

Victorian government agency hunts for fund manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... needed capital to our best early-stage startups to grow and create jobs." The selection panel includes Jasper, LaunchVic board director Aneetha de Silva, Afterpay chair Elana Rubin, Lighter Capital chief executive Melissa Widner and Continuity Capital ...

Greenwashing scrutiny needed: Evergreen

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
ASIC's research project into the extent of greenwashing in the investment management industry should be commended, according to Evergreen Consultants. "ESG or responsible investing is arguably the single largest trend in the investment universe today," ...

Companies failing harassment victims: ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... Australian Human Rights Commission concluded that accountability for stamping out sexual harassment needs to start at the board level. Jenkins said she recommends boards have expertise and training in this area, so that they can ask informed questions ...

CommIF takeover rejected

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
An independent board committee rejected a takeover bid for AMP Capital's Community Infrastructure (CommIF) Fund. AMP Capital received proposals from Plenary Group, HRL Morrison and Co and Palisade to take over CommIF, but these have all now been rejected. ...