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Aware Super hires from AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... asset management, with both direct and indirect investments globally. "She has also worked closely with non-executive directors, boards, committees, and executives, giving her strong insight into governance, strategy, and decision-making at the highest ...

Dexus strengthens infrastructure push with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... Cabot's Asia Pacific investments, she was admitted to the partnership and served on the investment committee and board of directors. Before joining Cabot, Box spent several years in the real estate private capital teams at Evercore and Greenhill, originating ...

ASIC has 'strong appetite' to hold boards to account

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... ASIC brought against Star Entertainment, ASIC chair Joe Longo said the regulator will not shy away from holding company directors to account. The Federal Court found two former senior executives of Star breached their duties in relation to the handling ...

Growth of women on boards starts to wane

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... previous year, MSCI's Women in Boards and Beyond report found. Nearly half (48.7%) of companies had at least 30% female directors, however growth in the share of women holding board leadership positions remained modest across both developed markets (DM) ...

Star Entertainment judgement gives key lessons for directors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... 180 of the Corporations Act 2001. However, the court dismissed ASIC's case against the seven former non-executive directors after finding they did not breach their duties. "Despite the outcome, Justice Lee's decision contains some important lessons ...

Vanguard settles Texas-led coal antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... companies' business strategies, threaten to divest a company if it does not act as desired by Vanguard, or nominate directors or shareholder proposals to portfolio companies. It also cannot solicit proxies and must withdraw from PRI and other organisations ...

Australian boards not prepared for geopolitical conflict, climate change: BDO

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... instability across markets and societies, BDO said. Hill said boards should move now to map exposure and test resilience. "If directors can't quickly identify where revenue, suppliers, third parties and capital flows are vulnerable to trade restrictions ...

Governance issues on the rise: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... deputy chair Sarah Court said. "They underscore ASIC's enforcement priorities, which include tackling governance and directors' duties failures, reaffirming that stronger governance remains a top priority for ASIC." Court said robust governance isn't ...

Cbus confirms independent review into board member

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... the best financial interests of members. It also found the fund's processes for determining the propriety of board directors are lacking. Under Commonwealth law, directors on the boards of super funds must always satisfy a 'fit and proper persons ...

Shareholder pushback on exec pay eases: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... previous year's 98 instances at 70 firms. Despite the decline, the 2025 data revealed an "unusual occurrence", where three directors at one company failed to secure majority support and were subsequently voted off the board. "We're seeing investors consolidating ...