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Pepper Money rejects Challenger's bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... per share earlier this month. "Following its consideration of the proposal and consultation with shareholders, the independent board committee (IBC) has determined that the revised proposal is not reasonably capable of execution," Pepper Money said. ...

U Ethical chief executive departs, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... served as a committee member and chair at the Financial Services Council for nearly a decade. He is currently the independent chair of Pengana International Equities and FundBase Group, as well as an industry council member for Nest, a private capital ...

AustralianSuper says no to leveraged gains, yes to stability

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
AustralianSuper independent chair Don Russell used his panel at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference in Sydney to clarify the call to abolish the ban on superannuation funds from borrowing money or issuing debt. AustralianSuper ...

Government looks to better define roles of regulators

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... in having a regulator such as AUSTRAC dedicated to our payments system and a lot of the risks there, in having an independent umpire in AFCA, and others," Mulino said. However, he said they are largely collecting data from the industry on different timelines ...

Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... for some time; it, along with removing negative gearing, was a commitment the Labor party took to the 2019 election. Independent MP Allegra Spender released a whitepaper this month which called for the CGT discount to be reduced to 30%, estimating that ...

Challenger slashes offer price for Pepper Money

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... the revised offer was due to "deterioration in both market conditions and the operating environment". It added its independent board committee will consider the revised proposal. Pepper Money shares jumped from $1.76 by around 28% following the news ...

ASIC warns Gen Z against chasing unrealistic crypto gains

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... relevant for Australians of all generations. "This refresh helps ensure Moneysmart provides a trusted alternative - free, independent and designed to help young Australians make decisions that work for them, not someone selling a product," ASIC said. ...

Clime offloads advice business, keeps 10% stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... to an undisclosed party in a bid to sell non-core assets to simplify the business. Paul Lahiff was named as the new independent non-executive chair, replacing John Abernethy. Commenting on the sale of the advice unit, Clime managing director Michael ...

Prime Super picks new asset consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... deal with State Super in October 2025 under which the super fund's investment arm joined Frontier to establish an 'independent chief investment officer' service. "New opportunities to work with super funds don't come along often so it's very exciting ...

Lowy family takes stake in Magellan

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... Partners. Matthew Grounds and Guy Fowler will continue as co-executive chairs of Barrenjoey. David Gonski will become independent chair while Andrew Formica will be deputy chair. Gonski is currently a board member of the Lowy Institute. Frank Lowy co-founded ...