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RBA gives bleak economic outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... is whether it did towards the end of last year, pushing up inflation higher than anyone would like and causing the independent Reserve Bank to hike interest rates during the course of last week," Chalmers said. "Now, the point that the governor made... ...

Challenger-led consortium bids for Pepper Money

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... informed in accordance with its continuous disclosure obligations," Challenger added. Pepper Money said it established an independent board committee (IBC) to assess the proposal. The IBC has granted Challenger a period of exclusivity to undertake its ...

KKR splashes $603m on HMC platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... operates farm infrastructure for Australia's poultry supply chain. KKR also moved to acquire Zenith Energy, a local independent power producer, from a consortium that included Pacific Equity Partners, OPSEU Pension Trust and Foresight Group, for ...

Deadline approaches for Shield, First Guardian victims

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... high-risk products that were never right for them," O'Halloran said. "Take Your Super Back is about giving people clear, independent information so they can understand what happened and take action before it's too late. "The fact that only a small fraction ...

Future Group rejigs investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... Global Asset Management (now First Sentier Group) and First State Investments. Most recently, he has held a number of independent advisory roles across superannuation and wealth management. Future Group chief executive Simon Sheikh said Fernandes' ...

Review launched into thin capitalisation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury Andrew Leigh have tasked the Board of Taxation to undertake an independent review of the government's thin capitalisation reforms. Chalmers said the reforms target the excessive use of debt deductions ...

ASIC acts against 28 SMSF auditors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... Dawid Maj had additional conditions imposed on their SMSF auditor registrations, including the need to conduct an independent review by an approved SMSF auditor, sitting and passing a competency exam, and providing a formal letter imposing further conditions ...

EQT promotes three Australian staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... its existing private capital and real assets divisions, though its origination and investment process will remain independent. EQT, founded in 1994 by Sweden's Wallenberg family, is the world's second-largest private equity firm behind KKR with ...

Integro announces first east coast hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... clients across the east coast as they navigate increasingly complex financial decisions," McRedmond said. Integro is an independent firm that is privately owned by its founders and staff.

BPS Financial fined $14m over Qoin Wallet

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... among these statements. ASIC found that it was not possible to exchange Qoin for fiat currency or crypto-assets on any independent exchange and did not have reasonable grounds for making that representation. It also identified that the number of Qoin ...