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Cbus hires corporate governance head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... the financial services and superannuation sector, joining Cbus most recently from ESSSuper where she was group executive, legal risk and compliance, and board secretary," a Cbus spokesperson confirmed to Financial Standard. Prior to ESSSuper, Tromans ...

A new landscape for sustainable investing in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
In its recent Sustainable Investing Trends report, Morningstar Sustainalytics provided a comprehensive review of sustainable investing in 2025 and market insights for the new year. Characterising 2025 as an "undeniably challenging year for ESG and sustainable ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... said. Despite the opportunities, Green cautioned that risk remains elevated. "Political stability is still being tested, legal frameworks need restoration and security concerns cannot be dismissed," he said. "Investor protection, contract enforceability ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... business as usual for members. Godfrey Group managing director Olivia O'Neill also highlights a rise in contract roles for legal counsels, operations experts, business analysts, and integration specialists with prior experience in transitions. "It ...

Diversa hit with additional licence conditions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... practices, including oversight of platform investment options made available to members. This comes in the wake of ASIC launching legal action against Diversa for its role in the collapse of the First Guardian Master Fund, in which $300 million of member ...

BUSSQ investment chief exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
BUSSQ Super is searching for a new chief investment officer following the exit of Peter Laity, who led the investment team for over three years. Laity confirmed his departure, saying: "After 3.5 years working in Brisbane it was time to come home to ...

Receivers appointed to First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... However, they are allowed to withdraw a further $250,000 from the bank accounts, subject to the freezing orders, to cover legal costs. The investigation is continuing, and the next hearing will take place on 10 April 2026. Last month, ASIC's investigation ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... PFZW, the Dutch pension fund for the care and welfare sector, terminated BlackRock-as well as AQR Capital Management LLC and Legal & General Investment Management-in September. In March, AkademikerPension, the Danish pension for academics, terminated ...

Sequoia expects earnings hit from Shield, First Guardian

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... Register shows that Sequoia currently has 15 advisers under Sequoia Wealth Management and 277 under Interprac. Sequoia's legal and administration services division's EBITDA comes to $1.65 million, up from $1.26 million year on year. Overall, the group's ...

ASIC welcomes support for simplifying guidance on conflicts of interest

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... manage conflicts, practical steps for effective conflict management and a non-exhaustive 'catalogue' of related legal obligations and information. ASIC also recommends related entities to take a proportionate and risk-based approach to their ...