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ASIC offers fee relief to drought-affected farmers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... financial hardship. The corporate regulator will offer information about available financial counselling services and provide company fee relief to those affected by the drought. ASIC commissioner John Price noted the severity of the current drought ...

Elon Musk steps down as Tesla chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... and Exchange Commission charged Musk with securities fraud over his August 7 tweets in which he said he would take the company private at $420 per share, had already secured funding and was awaiting shareholder approval. The SEC alleged the $420 price ...

Sargon grows executive lineup, launches fintech solutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... products, Sargon Capital is on an impressive growth trajectory. Adding to what has already been a whirlwind few months for the company; the newly-rebranded Sargon is celebrating its fifth birthday with the announcement of an expanded leadership team. ...

EQT appoints asset management leaders

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... the appointments followed a review of how the firm could deliver the best client outcomes. "As a contemporary trustee company we must constantly adapt to the changing needs of our clients and markets," O'Brien said. "These appointments reflect our commitment ...

Elon Musk charged with securities fraud

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... and Exchange Commission is also seeking court approval to stop Musk from serving as an officer or a director of a public company. The matter relates to Musk's August 7 tweet where he said that he could take Tesla private at $420 a share, had already ...

SSGA strengthens gender equality actions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
State Street Global Advisors will vote against the entire slate of board members on a nominating committee if a company does not have at least one woman on its board. SSGA said the enhancement to its board gender diversity voting guidelines would begin ...

AMP Capital divests $440m from tobacco

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... signatory of the Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge. "As a global investment manager, we firmly believe in responsible investment and company engagement to drive meaningful change, however in the case of tobacco no level of engagement can resolve the inherent ...

Fintech hub snaps up Afterpay co-founder

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... suitable mix of relevant skills, experience, diversity, and knowledge to guide and provide effective oversight of the company," a statement from Stone & Chalk said. "Of the final board composition, six of its nine directors have successfully founded ...

Diversity a material economic indicator: AXA IM

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... 2017, and added to an increasingly large pile of evidence which draws connections between organisational diversity and company bottom lines. The study found more diverse companies exhibited higher contemporaneous returns on equity, and were more likely ...

Make sure you have cash: Geoff Wilson

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... disclaimer somewhere," he said. "And that [general advice] is, make sure you have cash." The $1.4 billion listed investment company WAM Capital started the year with 24.3% in cash and fixed interest. The managers ramped up cash holdings over five months ...