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Cbus confirms independent review into board member

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026

... relationship with the CFMEU's former national secretary Zach Smith. Weber was a CFMEU-appointed member of the board. Media reports suggested Weber did not disclose her relationship with Smith when she joined. Weber, along with two other board members ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025

... whether the move was sparked by the events of 7 October 2023 that has led to the deaths of about 67,000, according to media reports, but could be as high as 377,000 Palestinians who are unaccounted for. In August, Norway's US$2 trillion sovereign ...

Perpetual confirms exclusivity with Bain Capital

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025

... confirmed it is in exclusive talks with Bain Capital Private Equity to offload its wealth management business following media reports. The $232 billion fund manager said it signed an exclusivity deed with Bain Capital Private Equity to further progress ...

Housing Australia Future Fund under audit

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025

... performance audit and financial statements audit perspective. In his request for the audit, Bragg raised concerns over media reports that some HAFF payments for the building on new homes were estimated to be triple that of original estimates. "I believe ...

Cyberattacks on super funds expose 'critical vulnerability'

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 7 APR 2025

... identified." Hostplus chief executive David Elia, likewise, updated members over the weekend to say that understandably media reports regarding cyber incident affecting super funds have caused concern. However, he said the fund's experience of the ...

Perpetual confirms KKR acquisition talk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 29 APR 2024

Following media reports and a short trading halt, Perpetual this morning confirmed it is in exclusive discussions with KKR over the acquisition of its Corporate Trust and Wealth Management arms. Over the weekend, the AFR reported KKR is set to acquire ...

Spotlight shines brighter on climate reporting: Expert

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023

... they intend to meet any net-zero goals they define. "This has led to a lot of caution in market. We've seen media reports this week that two super funds - UniSuper and Active - have pulled parts of their climate and responsible investment reportage ...

RBA weighs controversial pre-election rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022

... biggest move upward in over 20 years. HSBC noted that either of these two moves would mean the next few weeks of local media reports and commentary on the economy would be dominated by interest rate news. As such, the other option the RBA has at its ...

'No easy answer' to ESG disclosures by super fund trustees

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022

... about how their money is put to work. This is an unsurprising outcome when accounting for the myriad of critical media reports about Australia's unlegislated 2050 net zero carbon emissions target. Moreover, many superannuation companies' concerted advertising ...

Border rule-breaking former adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022

... Australia. In a statement to Financial Standard at the time of his conviction, the FBAA commented: "We are aware of the media reports around Mark Babbage and are undertaking an investigation. The FBAA upholds a high standard for membership, and the integrity ...

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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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