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Macquarie sees 'substantially' higher profits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... billion. MAM said the increase was primarily driven by gains on the sale of its divestment of the North American and European public investments business to Nomura. In the investment banking division, Macquarie Capital, net profit was also substantially ...

Federated Hermes enters local wholesale market

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... explained. Federated Hermes head of trade finance Chris McGinely said: "The defensive power of trade finance during periods of public market turbulence is well recognised by our institutional clients, who value its diversification benefits." "The Federated ...

Mulino acknowledges some regulation 'not thought through'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... Grid in financial services I think isn't the final answer, it's a work in progress. But I think even putting out into the public realm all the different pieces of regulation that have been implemented or are in the pipeline has been a very useful initiative. ...

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
... identify suitable alternate finance and delivery options for future infrastructure investments." It said this could include Public Private Partnerships or other alternate financing initiatives "where the long-term requirements of Defence are stable and ...

RBA overlooked government spending in rate hike: Hearing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... that aggregate demand in the economy is the combination of private sector demand, which is consumption, investment, and public demand across federal, state and local governments. However, on Tuesday, Kennedy pointed to Treasurer Jim Chalmers referencing ...

JANA strengthens debt research with senior Mercer hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... senior roles at BT, including head of income and alternatives and head of interest rates, overseeing multi-billion-dollar public and private debt portfolios. "Investment grade debt markets are evolving rapidly, and investors are facing a more complex ...

Family offices hunt opportunities in AI: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... 19% compared with 10% of global offices. On average, some 75% of participants' assets are allocated to a combination of public equities and alternatives. Listed equities continue to dominate at 38.4% as family offices have a large chunk of their money ...

Rapid AI adoption leads to heightened private market engagement: Nuveen

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... are taking full advantage of the powerful combination of benefits offered by private markets: diversification away from public market uncertainty, enhanced income generation, and the potential for improved risk-adjusted returns. "With new technology ...

Interprac ordered to pay $120k over Shield advice, blames Macquarie

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
Interprac Financial Planning will need to pay approximately $120,000 in compensation to a complainant over inappropriate advice provided in relation to the Shield Master Fund, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) lead decision reveals. ...