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We don't always vote in complainants' favour: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... firms for last year... we find in a financial firm's favour 65% of the time, so nearly two thirds of the time we're voting against the complaint. It represents the fact that even for cases that made their way to AFCA, two thirds of the time ...

Digital asset adoption in SMSFs not a surprise: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... it isn't a worry to him if all entities remain compliant under their respective obligations. Findings from OKX's Voting with Their Super; Digital assets, SMSFs and the structural transformation of Australian retirement savings report, which surveyed ...

MAX Awards 2026 finalists revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
Voting is now open for the 2026 Financial Standard MAX Awards. The finalists for the 2026 MAX Awards have been selected across 19 categories. The MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards shine a light on individuals and teams excelling ...

ASIC to refresh financial market infrastructure guides

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... guidance to require licensees to notify ASIC when a person acquires, or ceases to hold, more than a specified level of voting power in a licensee or its holding company. The notification threshold increases from 15% to 20% to reflect the higher threshold ...

Magellan shareholders say yes to Barrenjoey takeover

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... investor in Barrenjoey back in 2020. It currently owns 46% of the advisory firm, with 46.4% economic interest and a 5% voting interest. "We have seen first-hand the calibre of its people, the strength of its culture, and the breadth and depth of its ...

Nominate now for the MAX 2026 Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... business development, marketing, advertising, and public relations talent they work with. Nominations close April 3, with voting to take place from April 15 through to May 8. The winners will be revealed at an event on Thursday, June 11. Nominate now ...

Another RBA hike in May 'not a done deal'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... that inflation will stay above the central bank's target range of 2-3%. The decision to hike was all but split, with five voting members agreeing to hike rates and four voting to leave them on hold. Interestingly, the board indicated ongoing conflict ...

Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... Vanguard has agreed to make the strongest passivity commitments in the industry and to empower its investors with proxy voting - a first for the industry," Texas attorney general Ken Paxton said, despite Vanguard's Investor Choice program - the largest ...

Unintended consequences of passive investing materialise: MFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... that Bogle was referring to problems investors would face in the future around concentration risks, governance and proxy voting. Overall, Geremia said Bogle's message was finding a better balance between active and passive. Geremia also warned about ...

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... the department asserted that "the fiduciary act of managing plan assets that are shares of corporate stock includes the voting of proxies" and that proxy voting determinations by pension plan managers are fiduciary acts that must be made for "the exclusive ...