Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 51 - 60 of 8240 results for "Chair"

ASIC secures record $300m penalty over 'egregious' CFD misconduct

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... unconscionable conduct between 2018 and 2020 that resulted in customers of EuropeFX and TradeFred losing more than $83 million. ASIC chair Sarah Court said the outcome represented the largest penalties ever secured in connection with an AISC matter. ...

ACCC approves Magellan, Barrenjoey merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... July. The ACCC's determination is unconditional and subject to the expiry of the statutory 14-day review period. Magellan chair Andrew Formica said: "The ACCC's clearance is a significant milestone in the completion of the merger and brings us one ...

ASX to pay $23m, admits misrepresentation over CHESS replacement

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... ask the court to impose a penalty of $20.5 million, and order ASX to pay $3 million towards ASIC's costs. Commenting, ASIC chair Sarah Court said ASX's statement risked undermining confidence in Australia's financial markets. "ASX has admitted to making ...

Productivity growth is 'going from bad to worse': PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... not by as much as hours worked. In aggregate, we are working harder and longer, but we are not working smarter," PC deputy chair Alex Robson said. "The results are particularly concerning in the market sector - labour productivity fell by 0.7% in the ...

AustralianSuper exec takes on chief executive role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... O'Neil has been named the incoming chief executive and managing director of Lendlease, effective 10 September 2026. Lendlease chair John Gillam said O'Neil is a highly experienced executive with over 25 years' global experience across corporate ...

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees. Ian Laughlin, serving as chair, works alongside ...

Ausbil sees AI, critical minerals driving next growth cycle

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... ongoing geopolitical and energy market volatility. In a market outlook, Ausbil chief economist Jim Chronis and executive chair, chief investment officer and head of equities Paul Xiradis said structural shifts in the global economy were reshaping equity ...

Stablecoin to reshape financial services workforce

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... statistics, but that could change once it catches up with the global stablecoin market worth US$320 billion. Last month, ASIC chair Joe Longo told the Tech Council of Australia that the regulator is beefing up its regulatory sandbox framework to help ...

CALI seeks life insurers exemption from lead generation ban

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... actions of lead generators that are problematic, being the advertising to attract consumers and cold calling. Former ASIC chair Joe Longo has said the most effective way to tackle unscrupulous actors in lead generation activity would be to stop it at ...

King's honours list lauds two super fund chiefs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... has been in the top job since 2003 and is also a director of the Super Members Council (SMC). Owen Kilpatrick, the former chair of the Nationwide Superannuation Fund between 2004 and2013, received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General ...