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27 October 2020 • By Lachlan Maddock • 1 min read

Without Crennan, is ASIC dead in the water?

The departure of Daniel Crennan highlights two problems for ASIC – both of its own making. Mr Crennan’s quick exit from ASIC’s upper echelons in ...

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Wilson leads the charge against virtual AGMs

Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson is attempting to rally some 88,000 shareholders in WAM’s LICs to prevent virtual AGMs from becoming a ...

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Willis Towers Watson threatens downgrades for lagging diversity

Progress on diversity across the investment industry has been too slow, according to Willis Towers Watson, as it has warned it may downgrade asset ...

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ACCC assessing IOOF, MLC deal

The ACCC has commenced a review into IOOF’s proposed $1.4 billion acquisition of MLC, with the regulator to weigh up any impacts on competition in the ...

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Federal Court freezes suspected investment scammer's accounts

The Federal Court has ordered the alleged architect of an investment scam be restrained from leaving the country and frozen the bank accounts of his ...

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Is it time to clean out the corporate cop?

The ignominious departure of James Shipton and Daniel Crennan is just the latest in a series of failings on the part of ASIC. The royal commission ...

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Boutique boosts distribution team

Melbourne-based asset manager SG Hiscock & Company has appointed a new key account manager as it broadens distribution lines to reflect strong ...

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Ninety One secures State Super equity mandate 

State Super has awarded a Chinese equity mandate to Ninety One (formerly Investec Asset Management). State Super senior investment manager Andrew ...

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Wilson accuses fund execs of insider trading

Economics committee chair Tim Wilson has accused a number of super fund executives and trustees of using insider information to benefit at the height ...

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APRA faces heat on industry fund donations

The prudential regulator was grilled by the House economics committee on Friday around the appropriateness of industry fund political donations, ...

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