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Global advisory firm acquires Boutique Capital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
Corporate governance and advisory services firm Acclime has acquired Boutique Capital, a North Sydney-based specialist in fund incubation and wholesale fund services. Acclime said the move significantly expands its capabilities in fund establishment ...

Elanor Investors courts suitors for possible takeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... worth more than $300 million in value. Elanor Investors said it also continues to refine and enhance its corporate governance, saying it has decided to establish a separate independent trustee and responsible entity board for its managed funds. Doing ...

Bombora Advice appoints new chair, managing director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... April 2024. Handley paid tribute to Martin's leadership which he said ensured strong financial management, corporate governance and positive positioning of the brand in the risk sector. "It is a privilege to be appointed chair and with the support of ...

SMC backs principles-based approach to corporate governance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
Super Members Council (SMC) has championed the flexibility of a principles-based approach to corporate governance as essential for effective oversight, risk management, and accountability, warning against a 'tick-the-box' approach in its submission ...

The top-performing (and worst) asset classes of the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... digital transformation, was also significant, he noted. Japanese equities also "performed robustly," aided by corporate governance improvements and the shift from a deflationary to an inflationary period, he said. Most other regions produced double-digit ...

ASIC tiptoes around private markets intervention

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... to be standardising that approach to valuations, or we need to be raising expectations on some element of corporate governance?'," he said. "From my perspective, ASIC's role [is] how can we help make the system work better? And to my mind, we ...

ASIC recommends standards for virtual AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... meetings. "Because that's what generates trust and that's a price we think is worth paying when it comes to good corporate governance," she said.

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... investment decisions, the firm added. Investors would be wise to sharpen their focus on management quality and corporate governance to avoid being caught off guard, as companies with poorer corporate behaviour and culture have "consistently underperformed ...

Australian Unity hires from Centuria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... of real estate funds management experience to the role, spanning asset management, accounting and finance, corporate governance, and capital transactions. Her most recent role was as fund manager at Centuria Healthcare, where she managed a portfolio ...

HESTA red flags MinRes for governance failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... with the loss of up to nearly $10 million in remuneration, which was said to reflect the significance of corporate governance and reputational issues his actions caused. Ellison told the board he fully accepts its decisions and will continue to work ...