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Super funds drop Russian assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... dropping Russian assets in response to its invasion of Ukraine amid escalating global sanctions against Russia. Yesterday Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Senator Jane Hume released a joint statement requesting that super funds review their Russian investments. ...

CDPP dumps ANZ cartel case

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
... consider what lessons can be learnt from this matter." Last November, the CDPP dropped charges against ANZ and its group treasurer Rick Moscati, both named in the early rounds of prosecution. ANZ offered an institutional placement of 80.8 million shares. ...

Proxy advice reforms defeated

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... new regime had begun. On a vote of 29 votes to 25, the Senate disallowed the new regulations that were announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in December without consultation to stakeholders, including the impacted proxy advisory firms. The vote was ...

Co-founder departs Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... with Future Super. Prior to founding Future Super, Verwey was a senior relationships manager at Australian Ethical and treasurer for the Climate Action Network Australia. Future Super has been one of the fastest growing funds in Australia in recent years ...

Cbus adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... officer and chief operating officer at Intrepid Travel, Open Universities Australia, and IDP Education Former federal treasurer Swan has commenced as chair of Cbus this month, taking over from Steve Bracks. Cbus chief executive Justin Arter thanked Bracks ...

Proxy advice reforms force transparency, AFS licensing

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced reforms to proxy advice which includes forcing superannuation funds to disclose detailed voting records. Super funds exercising voting rights on behalf of their members will need to be more transparent with their ...

Prime Minister announces reverse mortgage scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... down on the equity within their homes through the government scheme. "I know many pensioners in particular, as I was Treasurer when we first started opening up this scheme and making it more attractive, are concerned about going into reverse mortgages ...

FIRB reappoints Irvine as chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... Australian to have headed both the domestic and foreign spying agencies, which he did for 12 years. Announcing the decision, treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Irvine had done an "outstanding job as chair over the last two years in dealing with the significant ...

Frydenberg pledges to move on crypto regulation

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has outlined the government's plans to move forward with new crypto asset reforms in 2022. In a speech to the Australian-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) yesterday, the Federal Treasurer described the move as the most ...

Review of ASIC kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... each of these areas. The FRAA conducts its review against a statement of expectations from the federal government and, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said, it also operates against a backdrop of "the need for ASIC to continue supporting Australia's economic ...