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ASIC charges HESTA for misleading marketing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
HESTA has come under fire, with ASIC issuing three infringement notices against the fund for purportedly publishing false or misleading performance figures about one of its investment options. The industry fund subsequently incurred a $48,600 fine for ...

Australian Ethical backs infrastructure debt funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... solar assets that will close in the next month or so. "Our definition of social infrastructure is mainly PPPs, things like public transport facilities, educational facilities, convention centres, hospitals." Infradebt has financed parts of the construction ...

Magellan cops first strike for remuneration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
... offer would be put to the board and shareholders. "Is that our intention - to look for those [potential acquirers]? As any public company, always, at the whim of other shareholders wishing to acquire that business, the best thing we can do is to focus ...

Magellan downplays collapse, open to takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... this will be put to the board and shareholders. "Is that our intention - to look for those [potential acquirers]? As any public company, always, at the whim of other shareholders wishing to acquire that business, the best thing we can do is to focus ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... corporate climate reporting regime reflects the importance of climate reporting to the market, to financiers and to the public at large," O'Brien said. "However without adequate enforcement measures, any rules framework lacks reliability and credibility. ...

Potential reporting relief for trustees: ASIC

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... required. Currently, section 29QC of the Superannuation Industry Act 1993 (SIS Act) requires that information given to the public by trustees must align with information provided to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The ASIC Class ...

Government must revise infra pipeline: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said the government has some tough calls to make regarding the nation's infrastructure pipeline as part of its plan to regenerate the economy. Following Labor's review of its multibillion-dollar Infrastructure Investment ...

Link revises financial reports after ASIC review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
... the regulator frequently conducts risk-based reviews of financial statements from selected listed companies and other key public interest entities.

Macquarie appoints Byres, half-year results decline

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
Former APRA chair Wayne Byres will join the board of Macquarie Bank as the latter releases half-year results that are "substantially down" compared to this time last year. Byres is set to join as a non-executive director on 1 February 2024. Byres left ...

Mercer names new head of equities

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
... project officer and community infrastructure grants program coordinator. Commenting on the appointment, Mercer head of public markets Sue Wang said Reilly will be responsible for managing domestic and global equity portfolios, as well as the equities ...