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ASIC cancels AFSL of Qld securities dealer

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Pulse Markets, a wholly owned subsidiary of BIR Financial, for providing incompetent financial services, including inadequate supervision of its corporate authorised representatives ...

Nuveen takes over Schroders for $20bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... headquarters and largest office, with more than 3100 staff. Both the boards of Nuveen and Schroders have unanimously approved deal. Oldfield said: "The transaction will significantly accelerate our growth plans to create a leading public-to-private platform ...

Hostplus extends relationship with Melbourne Storm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
The industry fund is sponsoring the National Rugby League team for a further three years, saying the partnership has supported its member growth. The new agreement sees Hostplus sponsoring the team through to the end of the 2028 NRL season, which would ...

RBA gives bleak economic outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revised its economic outlook, showing a higher unemployment rate and slowing GDP growth over 2026. In its Statement on Monetary Policy (SoMP), the central bank expects GDP growth to pick up slightly in the near-term ...

Mulino acknowledges some regulation 'not thought through'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... extremely similar datasets but with slightly different definitions or slightly different parameters, then it can add a great deal of red tape," Mulino said. "This is an issue in financial services where there are multiple regulators, but it's an issue ...

Challenger-led consortium bids for Pepper Money

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
Challenger is part of a consortium that is attempting to acquire ASX-listed Pepper Money, in a deal that values the non-bank lender at about $1.16 billion. Pepper Group ANZ HoldCo and Challenger confirmed media speculation that they are engaging in ...

Government to ask super funds to invest in defence infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
The federal government has endorsed a recommendation that the Department of Defence establish a dedicated division to deal with private investors to drive the delivery of infrastructure projects. The recommendation was made as part of a review of the ...

KKR to acquire Arctos Partners

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... sports franchises. Meanwhile, under Arctos Keystone or GP Solutions, it offers alternative asset managers to sponsors. The deal will advance KKR's ambitions of scaling its platform by building and acquiring complementary businesses in large addressable ...

KKR splashes $603m on HMC platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... development pipeline while 2.3 GW is expected to reach the final investment decision within the next 12 to 18 months. Under the deal, KKR and HMC will have joint control of the platform. KKR partner and head of the climate transition strategy for Asia ...

Macquarie AM to acquire Last Mile Infrastructure and Energy Assets Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... Infrastructure by 50%, buying out Municipal and General (M&G) infrastructure private equity investment arm Infracapital. The deal will make MAM-managed funds the complete owner of Last Mile Infrastructure and is expected to close during 2026. Last Mile ...