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ASX launches review into shareholder approvals

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has launched a review into listing rules related to shareholder approval requirements, particularly when it comes to mergers and acquisitions. The ASX said due to "heightened investor interest" around the James ...

Future Group confirms more mergers ahead, undertakes review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... Insignia Financial fund. Equity Trustees serves as trustee of both the Smart Future and Zurich offerings and, following a review, decided Zurich members would be better off if transferred into a larger fund. In making the decision, Equity Trustees considered ...

Iress offloads QuantHouse

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... market data feeds into Iress' software. Iress said the decision to divest the QuantHouse business follows a strategic review conducted as part of its transformation program. "The review determined that Iress was not the natural owner of QuantHouse ...

Corporate fund selects Mercer Super for SFT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
... month. In September 2024, the trustee for the Goldman Sachs & JBWere Superannuation Fund - BEST Superannuation - commenced a review of its options to merge the fund, saying it was appropriate to do so while the fund remained in a "strong and robust" ...

Spender criticises Labor's 'lack of urgency' on advice reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... disappointed that they haven't actually moved further. I do acknowledge that the Labor government has initiated the review, but there's a lack of urgency on this, and a lack of urgency in terms of backing up legislation, backing up their words. ...

Global investor services group enters Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
... can't wait to get started together," he said. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board. Following approval from the FIRB, AMAL Group will be rebranded to IQ-EQ, and the newly combined global IQ-EQ team ...

AMP shareholders approve executive pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... with George's remuneration report passing at 91.8%. Also, that year, the remuneration committee conducted an external review of market remuneration for the financial services sector. Addressing the AGM last week, newly appointed AMP chair Mike Hirst ...

Hostplus limits investment options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... the long-term outcomes of all members in this category," Hostplus said. The super fund said the decision was made after a review into its investments with its independent actuary. "The review found that continued access to the Australian Shares, International ...

WTW promotes local staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
WTW, the pension consultant, has hired a new head of portfolio design lead and made a series of local promotions following annual performance reviews. Sasha Loutcheva joins from Russell Investments, where she spent three years as a senior asset allocation ...

Paying more fees doesn't speed up superannuation death benefit payouts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... equate to getting death benefits paid out faster, according to research by Super Consumers Australia (SCA). In the wake of a review by ASIC into death benefit claims handling practices of superannuation trustees last month, which unearthed systemic failures ...