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Equip Super appoints acting chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
The $40 billion super fund will farewell Scott Cameron shortly, naming an interim replacement while the search for a successor continues. At the same time, the fund has welcomed a chief legal officer. With Cameron finishing up at the end of March, Equip ...

Soul Patts profit up, returns 9.7%

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... more than 600% in the six months to 31 January 2026. Group statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) increased 604.3% to $2.3 billion in the period, driven by one-off items including the Brickworks merger, sell down of Tuas and Aeris, and realised gains ...

Victory Capital exits Janus Henderson acquisition bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... represents a 25% premium to the Janus Henderson's closing price on 24 October 2025. Janus Henderson has about US$484 billion in assets under management and is located in 25 cities worldwide. "The Janus Henderson Special Committee and its board determined ...

ETF home bias more prominent amid global unrest: BlackRock

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... International Shares ETF (VGS) at approximately $505 million. Year to date inflows for both index funds sit at approximately $1.3 billion.

Pepper Money rejects Challenger's bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... commercial real estate and novated leases in Australia. In New Zealand it offers residential home loans. Pepper Money had $20.1 billion in assets under management (AUM) at the end of June 2025.

U Ethical chief executive departs, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... capability, ensuring product market fit, and expanding distribution in a disciplined way." To date, U Ethical has some $1.5 billion in funds under management, contributing nearly $70 million since 1995 to support a diverse range of community initiatives ...

Australia finalises 'landmark' trade agreement with European Union

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Australia to have better access to European government contracts, worth around $845 billion annually. "Australian service providers will have greater market access to the European Union, including in financial services ...

Prime Super closes two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... December, MFS Investment Management won the contract to manage an active global fixed income strategy on behalf of the $9 billion super fund.

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... the 11,000 ASIC estimates to have been the victim of either the First Guardian or Shield collapse, amounting to about $1 billion in superannuation savings. At the time of writing, Macquarie Investment Management and Netwealth have returned $300 million ...

Fink doubles down on private markets ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... executive Larry Fink is doubling down on private markets' golden run, predicting the fund manager will raise US$400 billion of these assets by 2030. BlackRock aims to tap investments in infrastructure, private credit and alternatives to back its ...