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Mesoblast (-5.4%)
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lifting requirements for boards to ensure they have the right mix of skills and experience to deliver the entity’s strategy
raising minimum standards around the fitness and propriety of responsible persons, and requiring significant financial institutions to engage with APRA on succession planning and potential appointments
extending existing requirements for superannuation trustees in relation to managing conflicts of interest to banking and insurance
strengthening board independence, especially in relation to entities that are part of a group
clarifying APRA’s expectations around the roles of boards, the chair and senior management
introducing a lifetime tenure limit of 10 years for non-executive directors at an APRA-regulated entity
ASX 200: -0.5% to 8,098 points (live values below)
