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Super funds put foot down on Woodside

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... re-election of Woodside director Ann Pickard, who also chairs the Energy Board's Sustainability Committee, with HESTA also voting against the broader remuneration plan. The super funds said the gas giant has failed to meet expectations on climate action ...

MAX Awards 2025 finalists revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Voting is now open for the 2025 Financial Standard MAX Awards. The finalists for the 2025 MAX Awards have been selected across 20 categories, including a new Rising Star of the Year - Marketing award. The MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) ...

ASIC recommends standards for virtual AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... displayed to members and whether the company will appoint an independent supervisor of the processes adopted by the company for voting and handling questions at members' meetings," ASIC said. ASIC said while conducting the inquiry, some stakeholders ...

Nominate now for the 2025 MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... included Betashares, BlackRock, Fidelity, La Trobe Financial, Insignia Financial, and HUB24. Nominations close April 4, with voting to take place from April 14 through to May 2. The winners will be announced at a dinner at Sydney's Illumina on Thursday ...

ASIC bans Brisbane-based financial services director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... Markets, rather than a shareholder. This was done to enable the other company to vote in the restructure and diminish the voting power of the other creditors. Lastly, ASIC said Aardoom engaged in dishonest conduct by reducing the purported loan in the ...

Syfe bids for SelfWealth, ups BFG's offer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... Selfwealth shareholders." "Subject to the same qualifications, each SelfWealth board member intends to vote, or procure the voting of, any shares held or controlled by them or held on their behalf at the time of the scheme meeting in favour of the Bell ...

BlackRock settles lawsuit for 'misleading consumers'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... gives special consideration to environmental factors," he said. BlackRock has agreed to increase its disclosure of proxy voting practices and implement compliance measures, including audits by a third-party service to monitor adherence to the agreement's ...

Treasury consults on beneficial ownership disclosure reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... ownership information for listed companies and expand ASIC's enforcement powers. As it stands, those with relevant interests in voting shares of an entity amounting to 5% or more of the total votes that may be cast must disclose a 'substantial holding'. ...

HESTA red flags MinRes for governance failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... where watchlist companies receive closer direct engagement and monitoring. The engagement escalation framework considers voting against director elections, supporting or filing shareholder resolutions, and considering divestment where HESTA deems there's ...

Most influential financial advisers revealed in FS Power50

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... selection began with an open nominations process, which was vetted down to 114 advisers. These advisers proceeded to a voting phase, where readers of Financial Standard and FS Advice voted; these votes were then weighted to determine the final 50. "In ...