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ASIC has 'strong appetite' to hold boards to account

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... observed, a director who neglects proper safeguards without considering what safeguards there should be 'has not made a business judgment'," Lumsden said. "In modern governance litigation, the question is increasingly not 'what decision did the board ...

Green moves: RIAA, Westpac

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... Investment - before its acquisition by Janus Henderson - as a credit and quantitative analyst. He began his career as a business development analyst at Plum Financial Services. RIAA co-chief executive Estelle Parker said the working group had grown into ...

Insurers grapple with managing physical risks: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... risks within their existing framework, including the board-approved risk appetite statement, risk management strategy and business plan. "APRA has also published results from its 2024 climate risk self-assessment survey, showing that while banks' maturity ...

Salter Brothers' sustainable investment arm closes first PE deal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... industrial businesses that enable the energy transition," KSB partner Emma Jenkin said. "It is a resilient, cash-generative business with deep customer relationships and a long operating history. We see a clear opportunity to partner with management ...

Insurer sued for omitting shareholder proposal on climate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... case. "SEC rules forbid a company from excluding shareholder proposals, like As You Sow' s, that go beyond day-to-day business operations and require the evaluation of matters related to important public policy issues." As You Sow said attribution science ...

VanEck reshuffles Aussie ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... risk and compliance, respectively, while Pranay Lal has been promoted to portfolio manager. Clio Bratina has joined the business development team. Gil, a seven-year VanEck executive who joined the firm from Macquarie Group, will oversee product strategy ...

Perpetual names interim investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Perpetual's wealth management arm has appointed a new investment lead ahead of an anticipated sale of the business to buyout firm Bain Capital. David Blunt, who is head of growth assets, has been named acting chief investment officer, taking over ...

Mercer's OCIO lead set to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Mercer Australia is set to lose the head of its OCIO business after more than 17 years with the firm. Mercer partner Craig Hughes is stepping down to take some downtime, with plans to return to the industry in the second half of 2026. "Working within ...

Iress fills APAC wealth role from within

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... Iress, the financial advice software provider, has promoted from within to fill the top role in its Asia Pacific wealth business, following the departure of a long-serving executive. Sam Wall has stepped into the role of acting chief executive, succeeding ...

First Super names interim investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... Super's deeper relationship with Frontier Advisors. Frontier recently launched an independent chief investment officer business with First Super swapping its 5.6% stake in the asset manager for Cbus Super's 23.6% holding. These leadership changes ...