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Morningstar DBRS expands into regional Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... business development head Natalie Wells have been appointed to lead the new regional location. Both are currently managing directors with Morningstar, with specialised leadership within the financial services and risk sectors. Prior to these positions ...

UGC auditor 'comprehensively failed', registration stripped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... audit evidence regarding the value of GCPF's investments in 15 properties, five of which were related to the fund's directors. For some investments, the CADB found there was no audit work performed at all in FY22, including in relation to valuations ...

US pension funds move against James Hardie chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... morning. Earlier this month Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) also recommend a vote against the four James Hardie directors up for election, including Lloyd. ISS said it had "material corporate governance concerns" around the James Hardie board. ...

APRA updates governance framework

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... ensure they don't impose undue regulatory constraint on boards. APRA said instead of a tenure limit for non-executive directors of 10 years with the possibility of a two-year extension, it now proposes a hard tenure limit of 12 years with short extensions ...

WAM takes over PIA board, vows to lift underperformance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... the annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday. They effectively removed Sandi Orleow, David Groves and Russel Pillemer as directors. Frank Gooch remains chair of PIA. Shareholders also made it clear they do not want the LIC's investment strategy opening ...

Acenda confirms leadership team

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
... business to capture growth by maximising our product and distribution capabilities." The group announced its board of directors earlier this year after the appointment of Craig Dunn as chair in February. It also follows the appointments of a chief financial ...

Federal Court dismisses Freedom Insurance staff allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
The Federal Court has dismissed ASIC's claims that a former Freedom Insurance director and staff member were engaged in shocking and harmful sales tactics. Judge Goodman did not accept ASIC's claims that former director Keith Cohen and quality ...

Equity Story to raise $3.5m to enter property sector

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... committed to supporting future fundraising. Equity Story founder David Tildesley thanked the outgoing chief executive and directors and said: "This strategic investment by Alex Brinkmeyer and his depth of experience in property development provides the ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... hosted by Equity Trustees, Netwealth, and Diversa. First Guardian was run by David Anderson and Simon Selimaj, who were directors of Falcon Capital, the responsible entity for the fund. Keystone Asset Management was Shield's responsible entity with ...

ASIC cancels CPG Research & Advisory's AFSL

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... fund managers, family offices, and high-net-worth investors who meet the wholesale investor test. Last year, several directors of Linchpin Capital Group and Endeavour Securities, both of which are now in liquidation, were slapped with a combined $390,000 ...