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Pengana threatens legal action against PIA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
Pengana Capital Group is threatening legal action against Pengana International Equities (PIA) - the Wilson Asset Management-led board LIC - after shareholders overwhelmingly backed a buy-back it objects to, alleging among other things, "material conflicts ...

Crole exits Sequoia effective immediately

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... Group as chief executive effective immediately as the fallout from the Shield and First Guardian master funds and legal action against subsidiary InterPrac Financial Planning rolls on. Crole said his decision is "in the best interests of the company ...

Mercer Super fined $10.3m for reportable situations failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... "potential to have a detrimental effect on members." ASIC has successfully held Mercer Super to account following its legal action launched last August. By its own admission, Mercer Super's failures fall into three categories. The first, Mercer Super's ...

Dexus executives step down over leaked airport data case

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... appointed by them are suspended, and that their rights to receive information is suspended. IFM Investors led the legal action against Dexus with the backing of other APAC shareholders, such as the Future Fund, NSW TCorp, and Morrison-managed Utilities ...

Dexus forced to sell stake in airports

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... constitute a breach of the APAC Shareholders' Deed, according to the allegations made. IFM Investors led the legal action against Dexus with the backing of other APAC shareholders, such as the Future Fund, NSW TCorp, and Morrison-managed Utilities ...

APRA slaps additional licence conditions on HTFS Nominees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... superannuation trustee entities. The other is Equity Trustees Superannuation Limited (ETSL), which is currently facing legal action from ASIC, accused of not doing enough to prevent superannuation members losing millions of dollars from the Shield Master ...

ASX to spend $264m to modernise tech, uplift risk management

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has flagged a jump of 20% in its total expenses to $264.4 million in the first half of the financial year, after it agreed to implement a package of reforms to improve its operations last year. ASX updated its ...

HUB24 advances HTFS Nominees takeover, FUA hits $152bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... superannuation trustee entities. The other is Equity Trustees Superannuation Limited (ETSL), which is currently facing legal action from ASIC, accused of not doing enough to prevent superannuation members losing millions of dollars from the Shield Master ...

Diversa hit with additional licence conditions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... 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 money ...

ASIC suspends MW Planning AFSL over missing responsible manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... advisers were banned for recommending the doomed investment scheme between July and October. Last month, ASIC took legal action against MWL Financial Services and lead generator Imperial Capital Group Australia for their involvement in Shield.
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