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Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026

Australia's sovereign wealth fund has seen another senior exit, coming just a week after private markets leaders David Bluff and Tammi Fisher stepped down. Simon Fraser, who served as acting executive director of overlays and treasury management ...

TPG co-founder David Bonderman dies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024

... Division in the late 1960s. There, he litigated many racial discrimination cases before moving into securities and corporate law at a private firm, during which time he successfully defended one of the most important insider trading cases in US history. ...

Bragg calls for another Financial System Inquiry, critiques ASIC, APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024

... Emphasising the urgency of an inquiry, Bragg alleged that ASIC has deviated from its sole mandate to enforce Australia's corporate law. "ASIC says its enforcement record is stronger than ever, on the basis that they have had courts impose over $500 million ...

Industry grapples with looming cyber threats

CHLOE WALKER | THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023

... finding several concerning gaps including incident response plans not being regularly reviewed or tested. Bright Corporate Law principal David Jacobson says serious penalties and costs can apply to licensees who fail to protect confidential and sensitive ...

MSC Trustees adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022

The fund services provider has welcomed two financial services industry veterans to its board ahead of its application to obtain CCIV authority. MSC Trustees has added Ruth McClelland and Steven O'Connell as non-executive directors, effective last week. ...

ASIC to ease hardline stance

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021

... tone down its regulatory powers even though the Hayne Royal Commission exposed its ineffectiveness at enforcing corporate law. Federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg overnight released a new set of expectations and mandates for the corporate regulator. In ...

CFS appoints risk chief from MLC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021

Colonial First State has appointed a new chief risk officer, with MLC Wealth's former chief operating officer stepping into the role. Anthony Lane starts as group chief risk officer at CFS today. He was chief operating officer and chief risk officer ...

Woman allegedly left out of will because she was born by artificial insemination

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020

One of Australia's richest families is locked in a legal dispute over their father's will, which left out a child conceived by artificial insemination. The case raises the question - are children born by sperm donors or artificial insemination ...

ASIC wealth director nabs promotion

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020

... Faculty of Law. She worked as a lecturer at the university for six years, where she also researched and wrote about corporate law and private international law.

Former Aberdeen duo back with Sydney boutique

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020

Aberdeen Standard Investment's former head of Australian fixed income and global head of restructuring have kicked off a new consulting and advisory business. Nicholas Bishop and Stephen Fang worked at Aberdeen together for about a decade. The duo ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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