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FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
When it comes to superannuation, Australians traditionally follow the path of least resistance. When a pot of gold feels 'so far away' members tend to adopt a cavalier attitude and habitual disengagement and, instead, dismiss it in the 'too-hard ...

Westpac fined $26m for financial hardship neglect

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Major bank Westpac has copped a $26 million fine for neglecting customers facing financial hardship over a six-year period. The Federal Court found the bank failed 277 customers facing financial troubles by not providing a written response to their ...

Pepper Money rejects Challenger's bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
Pepper Money has rejected Challenger's "best and final" takeover offer of $2.25 per share after it slashed the offer price from $2.60 per share earlier this month. "Following its consideration of the proposal and consultation with shareholders, the ...

Challenger slashes offer price for Pepper Money

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... asset finance make up $6.3 billion. Last November, it also joined a consortium that included KKR to acquire the RAMS home loan portfolio from Westpac. The portfolio comprised about $21.4 billion in residential mortgages at the end of September 2025. ...

Macquarie sees 'substantially' higher profits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... profit contribution slightly up on the prior quarter, driven by volume growth in the loan portfolio and BFS deposits. The home loan portfolio grew 7% in the quarter to $172.2 billion. This was partially offset by lower margins due to competition and ...

Challenger-led consortium bids for Pepper Money

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... proposal," Pepper Money said. Last November, Pepper Money joined a consortium that included KKR to acquire the RAMS home loan portfolio from Westpac. The portfolio comprised about $21.4 billion in residential mortgages at the end of September 2025. Pepper ...

APRA's fresh guardrails to impact property investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will limit high debt-to-income (DTI) home lending in a move to pre-emptively contain a build-up of housing-related vulnerabilities in the financial system, APRA chair John Lonsdale said. From 1 February ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... just had a meeting an hour ago with clients who have been with me for 25 years plus," says Beimers. "I did their first home loan for them, which was cleared a long time ago. "Now they have a couple of million in super and they are about to get an inheritance ...

Prime Super recruits product veteran

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
Prime Super has bolstered its leadership team with the appointment of two experienced executives from Active Super, bringing deep industry expertise product development and member services. Renee Tkalec joins the asset owner as head of product bringing ...

Cost-of-living, unaffordable advice fuels financial stress: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... and it's great news for homeowners. It's two down and maybe two more to go this year," he said. "On an average home loan, if your bank passes on both rate cuts in full, you could be saving almost $2600 per year." MLC chief customer officer Renee ...
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