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Perpetual multi asset leads exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
Perpetual's head of multi-asset has exited the firm following her former boss's departure to Pinnacle Investment Management. The firm confirmed Lydia Kav left late last month, around a month after the wealth business' chief investment officer signed ...

Magellan strengthens ranks with twin hires

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
Magellan Financial Group is bolstering its senior ranks, bringing in new heads of product and operations as the Sydney-based asset manager pushes ahead with plans to strengthen its next phase of growth. Jonathan Gad joins as head of product, tasked ...

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 ...

AMP names interim chief financial officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
AMP has named Adrian Ryan as acting chief financial officer, effective March 30, following the appointment of current chief financial officer Blair Vernon to chief executive. This comes after Alexis George announced she would be stepping down from the ...

Inflation remains firm, May rate hike still in play

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.7% in the 12 months to February 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The 3.7% annual CPI inflation to February eased slightly from the 3.8% annual CPI inflation to January," ABS head of ...

AFCA names inaugural chief scams officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has named its inaugural chief scams officer, as flagged earlier this month. David Lacey has been appointed to the newly created role. Most recently, Lacey was the founder and chief executive of IDCARE ...

Yarra hunts for superior returns outside ASX giants

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... opportunities for substantial returns. The next 280 companies have also grown at 12.2% in the last three years and are expected to grow at 17.3% in the next three years. In comparison, the top ASX 20 companies' earnings are expected to grow at 4.4% ...

Soul Patts profit up, returns 9.7%

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
Washington H. Soul Pattinson (Soul Patts), the ASX-listed investment house, has seen its profit increase by 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 ...

Contact Asset Management terminates sole fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
Contact Asset Management is closing its only fund, but the boutique isn't going anywhere, continuing as manager of BKI Investment Company. Contact Asset Management began winding up its Australian Ex-50 Fund earlier this month following a review ...

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 ...