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AMP shareholders approve executive pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
AMP shareholders overwhelmingly approved the 2025 remuneration and chief executive Alexis George's long-term incentives after the company rejigged its remuneration framework. Shareholders voted in favour of adopting the remuneration report at 93.2% ...

New SEC chair affirmed, FCA chief reappointed

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... 44 for the appointment of the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Meanwhile, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reappointed its chief executive. Patomak Global Partners chief executive and founder Paul Atkins, nominated ...

APRA hits ANZ with $1bn capital penalty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... across the bank. In August 2024, APRA announced several measures in response to the serious issues relating to employee conduct and non-financial risk management emerging in ANZ's Global Markets business. In response, APRA required ANZ to commission ...

Russell Investments, Reach Alts team up to expand private market access

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
Russell Investments has partnered with private markets platform Reach Alts to broaden advisers' access to private market opportunities in Australia. Reach Alts will draw on Russell's institutional investment management expertise and research capabilities ...

iExtend appoints chief operating officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... foundations." iExtend received its AFSL in July 2024, after entering a court enforceable undertaking over concerns of unlicensed conduct. In November 2023, the life insurance startup entered a court enforceable undertaking after ASIC pinged it for possibly ...

Active Super PM opens asset consultant

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... legal structures." Many Australian family offices and private wealth firms lack the specialised expertise and resources to conduct this level of due diligence, let alone build and maintain relationships with fund managers.. Moreover, he went on to say ...

ASIC recommends standards for virtual AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has provided Treasury with a report after conducting an inquiry into companies holding virtual AGMs. As part of the report, the regulator made five recommendations, including that ASIC and ...

Hearts & Minds revalues position amid Opthea fallout

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
Following Regal's lead, Hearts & Minds Investments has now also revalued its holding in Opthea following its failed clinical trials. Yesterday, Regal announced it had significantly devalued its holdings in the biopharmaceutical company after it ...

What to expect in the 2025 Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will present the 2025 Federal Budget tonight, with years' worth of deficits expected to be revealed as well as ongoing cost-of-living relief. The ongoing cost-of-living relief is expected to take front and centre, especially as ...

AMP staff surveillance slammed by FSU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... organisations, and comply with current legal requirements," an AMP spokesperson said. "To confirm, AMP is not and will not conduct camera surveillance on employees when they work from home."