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Challenger injects $3.7bn in BOQ, bolsters private credit book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
Challenger has injected Bank of Queensland (BOQ) with $3.7 billion of capital via a whole-of-loan sale as it ramps up its private credit push. The $3.7 billion will be used to reduce BOQ's debt funding by about $3.4 billion and return $300 million ...

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
Challenger has reduced its offer price for Pepper Money from $2.60 to $2.25 per share, saying this is its best and final offer. The revised proposal is inclusive of the calendar year 2025 final dividend of 7.8 cents per share and any special dividend. ...

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 ...

Most read in 2025: Financial advice

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... overhaul strategy In May, people familiar with the matter said two senior Escala executives, including co-chief executive Pep Perry, were to leave the firm in June. Torty Howard would also step down from her role as co-chief executive and take on an ...

Buyout firm announces promotions

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... shaping the credit platform's development. "The promotion recognises James's contribution to the development of the PEP Credit strategy and to the broader success of the firm," PEP said. Two new associates, Holly Phillips and Sam Humphry, have ...

FAAA launches digital client identification tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... verification platform, will be available on December 10. The tool conducts immediate ID verification, politically exposed person (PEP) and sanctions checks. It also provides a report product providers can use to rely on the result of these checks. "With ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... From online verification of citizens from other countries to anti-money laundering to KYCs and Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) - technology has been an enabler for the most challenging and tedious compliance processes. "If there was no technology ...

Pacific Equity Partners takes stake in data centres

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
Pacific Equity Partners will buy 75% of Spark New Zealand's data centre business. The investment is being made via the PEP Secure Asset Fund, and the transaction values the business at up to $705 million. All of Spark's data centre assets and operations ...

Blue Owl adds to local team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... former Future Fund deputy chief investment officer Alicia Gregory and ex-PIMCO executive John Valtwies on the local team. At PEP, Jones was a director within the private equity firm's partner and client group. Before that, she had 15 years of institutional ...