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Atlas Arteria chair resigns as IFM offer deadline inches closer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
Atlas Arteria independent non-executive chair Debbie Goodin will resign from her position, effective July 7. That is also the date IFM Investor's offer window will close, and shareholders in the toll-road operator will have to decide on the ownership ...

Euroz Hartleys sells capital markets arm to Canada's BMO

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... Hartleys established an independent board committee of only independent and non-executive directors to assess conflicts of interest as two of the company's directors, McKenzie and Bunney, were expected to join BMO following completion of the deal. They ...

ASIC sues three Keystone Asset Management directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... abide to the "Shield Compliance Plan" by failing to obtain valuations of the assets of Shield and manage conflicts of interest involving Chiodo and Frolov. ASIC is also suing Frolov and Jeremy Danon, who were former compliance committee members of Shield ...

Corruption, governance risks: The cost of doing business in emerging markets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... intertwined relationship, especially in emerging economies. Essentially, a high-corruption environment deters legitimate interest, and it crowds in illicit capital instead," she told Financial Standard. This dynamic is particularly evident in resource-rich ...

ASX to focus on pattern of problematic behaviour in listed entities

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... appear to be aimed at supporting a placement price, maintaining post-raising trading levels, or inducing speculative interest rather than informing the market of material developments. "ASX expects disclosure practices to be supported by robust assessment ...

Aware Super ups stake in retirement village asset

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... its ownership in Keyton, Australia's largest owner and operator of retirement villages, to 75% by acquiring Lendlease's interest of 25.1%. Aware Super acquired its initial interest of 49.9% in Keyton in 2021 and 2022. Alongside Aware Super, APG will ...

Sovereign wealth funds ramp up direct private investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... read. PE is the largest private allocation at 50%, followed by infrastructure and real estate. The report found while interest in PE remains strong, SWFs are pacing investments more cautiously as exits renormalise and the market shifts from recovery ...

APRA investigating Diversa's executive compensation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
APRA has commenced an investigation into if Diversa's executive remuneration decisions were made in accordance with prudential standards and trustees' duties under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act. "Prudent remuneration practices play a ...

KPMG details action plan to address whistleblower probe

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... sub-committees focused on priority areas such as audit quality, ethics, whistleblower oversight and other matters of public interest. KPMG interim chief executive Stan Stavros said: "The decisions announced today are necessary and immediate. We did not ...

Pendal shutters Global Select Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
Only five years after it debuted, Pendal has terminated its Global Select Fund, an actively managed international equity strategy. Due to the fund's relatively small size, as well as ongoing running costs being a higher proportion of total assets, Pendal ...