Industry Updates

Cboe appoints former ASIC commissioner as non-executive director

Stock exchange Cboe Australia has appointed former ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour as a non-executive director, effective 1 April 2023. 

CountPlus to hold EGM to vote on name change

CountPlus (officially known as CountPlus Limited) will host an Extraordinary General Meeting on 4 May to vote on a name change to Count Limited.

Ignition Advice regional CEO switches role

Following two years as CEO Asia Pacific of Ignition Advice, Craig Keary has stepped down from leading the firm at an executive level and has been appointed senior adviser for the Asia Pacific region.

legalsuper appoints former AMP & ANZ advice executive as CEO

Industry super fund legalsuper has appointed former ANZ Banking Group and AMP executive Luke Symons as chief executive.

MLC Asset Management makes investment team changes

MLC Asset Management has appointed Grant Mizens and Ben McCaw as joint heads of the capital markets research team and co-portfolio managers of Choice products.

DASH receives VC cash injection

DASH Technology Group has secured funding from venture capital firm CoAct during its recent capital raise. 

Rest’s ESG option certified by RIAA

Rest’s ESG option has achieved certification from the RIAA’s responsible investment certification program.

FPSB seeking candidates for board

The Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) is seeking nominations for two open three-year positions on its board of directors, beginning on 1 April 2024.

Australian Retirement Trust and Alcoa Super to merge

Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Alcoa of Australia Retirement Plan (Alcoa Super).

First Sentier Investors partners with AlbaCore Capital Group

Investment manager First Sentier Investors (FSI) has entered a strategic partnership with European credit manager AlbaCore Capital Group.

Victims could wait until 2024 if CSLR bill not passed this month

With the return of Parliament this week for a fortnight of sittings, the Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones has called for the passage of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort.

First stage of AMP Capital sale complete

AMP has announced a $337 million deal will be completed at the end of the week which will see the real estate and domestic infrastructure equity business be sold to Dexus Funds Management.

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