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ASIC has 'strong appetite' to hold boards to account

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Following the landmark Federal Court decision in the case 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 ...

Green moves: RIAA, Westpac

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has appointed a co-chair to its human rights working group. Ashley Kopczynski, director of sustainable investment and stewardship at IFM Investors, will serve alongside Antonia Parkes, senior ...

Star Entertainment judgement gives key lessons for directors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The Federal Court found two former senior executives of The Star Entertainment Group breached their duties in relation to the handling of risks associated with money laundering and criminal activity at one of Australia's major casinos. The court ...

VanEck reshuffles Aussie ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... conviction, discipline and long-term responsibility to investors. Every decision to launch, evolve or hold back reflects a standard that puts capital stewardship first," Gil said. Bernstein, who joined from Perpetual, steps up from deputy head of risk ...

Vanguard settles Texas-led coal antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Vanguard will pay more than $40 million to settle a lawsuit brought by 13 Republican states that claimed it, along with BlackRock and State Street, sought to damage the US coal industry through climate activism. The case was brought in late 2024 by ...

Realm opens London office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... syndication and investor distribution. He previously worked as a CLO trader at Mediobanca and as a structuring analyst at ICBC Standard Bank. The London launch gives Realm its first on-the-ground presence in Europe and marks the next stage in the development ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Padraig Brown has left Mercer after more than 14 years, ending his stint as New Zealand chief investment officer. He is joining NZX-listed Precinct Properties, the country's largest commercial property owner, worth about $3.4 billion. At NZX-listed ...

Cbus confirms independent review into board member

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... and proper assessment of Earl Setches, consistent with our fiduciary obligations," a Cbus spokesperson told Financial Standard. This comes after a review was opened into Cbus Super board member Lucy Weber, who then resigned from the board on Thursday ...

Texas anti-ESG law deemed unconstitutional

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
An anti-ESG law introduced in Texas in 2021 has been labelled "unconstitutionally vague" and in breach of free speech provisions. In 2021, a law was introduced in Texas that barred the state, including pension plans, from investing in or contracting ...

Future Group names chief investment officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Future Group has reshuffled its investment leadership, appointing a new chief investment officer, shifting its incumbent investment lead into a strategist role and moving its sustainability lead to the board. Coming in as chief investment officer, Joe ...