Abacus Group (ASX:ABG) named Mark Haberlin, a non-executive director and lead independent director, as independent chair of the board, succeeding Myra Salkinder, according to a Tuesday filing with the Australian bourse.
Salkinder will retire from the board on June 30, the filing said.
Shares rose 1% in midday trade on Tuesday.
MeGroup (SGX:SJY) booked a loss attributable to equity holders of 2.1 million Malaysian ringgit in the fiscal second half ended March 31, against an attributable profit of 1.0 million ringgit a year earlier, according to a Tuesday filing with the Singapore Exchange.Loss per share came in at 0.0177 ringgit compared with earnings per share of 0.0085 ringgit in the year-ago period.Revenue declined 15% year over year to 168.5 million ringgit from 199.2 million ringgit.
China Film (SHA:600977) Chairman Fu Ruoqing stepped down upon reaching retirement age, according to a Tuesday filing with the Shanghai bourse.Fu took office in 2022. The film company has yet to name his successor.
Charter Hall Group's (ASX:CHC) delivery of a third profit upgrade for fiscal 2026 against the backdrop of an 0.8% rise in bond yields is "impressive," Jefferies said in a Monday note.The company recently increased its fiscal-year guidance for operating earnings to AU$1.03 per security from AU$1 previously, in line with Visible Alpha estimates and slightly ahead of Jefferies'.The upgrade represents a nearly 27% increase in fiscal 2025 operating earnings per security of AU$0.814.Additionally, the company said its financial year-to-date gross equity inflows total AU$6.5 billion, the highest in its 35-year history, up by AU$1.7 billion since the first half of the current fiscal year.The company also secured 25 new institutional investors over the past 18 months, with property funds under management increasing to AU$74.7 billion from AU$71.7 billion at the end of 2025.Jefferies upgraded its fiscal year 2026 to fiscal year 2028 operating earnings per share forecasts by 3% to 7%, expecting the company to hit AU$1.04 per security in the current fiscal year.Jefferies maintained its buy rating on Charter Hall Group and lifted its price target to AU$33.83 from AU$32.03.