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Government introduces company merger overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... changes are significant and will reinforce public confidence in Australia's competition laws," Cass-Gottlieb said. The Business Council of Australia (BCA) praised the proposed reforms to company mergers as it strikes a balance between economic and regulatory ...

abrdn's Brett Jollie lands new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... Jollie spent 23 years at abrdn - formerly known as Aberdeen Standard Investments - mostly in senior wealth, funds and business management roles. He also sat on the board of the Financial Services Council for six years. On departing abrdn in July, Jollie ...

IFM Investors appoints head of sustainable investment

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... strategy officer Luba Nikulina and focus on the implementation and measurement of sustainability initiatives across the business' growing global portfolio. IFM said she brings a wealth of global experience in pensions, stewardship, and sustainable investing ...

Greg Combet steps down as IFM Investors, ISA chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... industry super funds and global pension funds to benefit their members. This purpose makes IFM a distinct funds management business, one that aligns with my own values in representing working people." In May, the government said it would legislate a ...

Ignition Advice appoints Sally Loane as chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... Meurer who is stepping down from the role after eight years. Loane is an experienced chair, non-executive director, and business leader. Aside from her tenure with the FSC between 2014 and 2021, she has also worked as a non-executive director at SCEGGS ...

PensionDanmark chief executive to retire

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... economist at The Secretariat of the Danish Economic Council. Pedersen has also chaired countless boards, such as Copenhagen Business School, the Danish Government and Denmark's Export and Investment Fund. PensionDanmark chair and chief executive ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... their GP. But there is some cause for hope. At the end of 2022, the government announced a National Women's Health Advisory Council, the goal of which is to address the stark differences in health outcomes of women and girls and will pay specific ...

Government introduces FAR, CSLR Bills

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... and diligence. Key personnel obligations require entities to nominate senior executives responsible for all areas of business operations. Deferred remuneration obligations require entities to defer at least 40% of variable remuneration (e.g., bonuses ...

Proxy advice reforms defeated

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... the government abandoned. "It was profoundly disappointing that the government indulged crony capitalists and the major business lobbies at the expense of respect for property rights, the freedom to contract and the right to confidential advice." The ...

New appointments to FSC board

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... representing Australia's retail and wholesale funds management businesses, superannuation funds, life insurers, financial advisory networks and licensed trustee companies. The industry is responsible for investing almost $3 trillion on behalf of ...
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