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Janus Henderson says Victory deal could leave it 'gravely damaged'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026

Janus Henderson has said the takeover bid by Victory Capital is not a superior proposal to the Trian Fund Management offer and will not be in the best interest of its shareholders. Stating the offer by Victory Capital presented significant consummation ...

Aussie super funds eye global partnerships at US summit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026

A delegation of Australian superannuation funds will meet with global and economic leaders in the US in a bid to forge international partnerships. The 2026 Australian Superannuation Investment Summit will cover San Francisco, Washington and New York. ...

Victory Capital makes 'best-of-both-worlds' offer for Janus Henderson

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026

Victory Capital, the $323.2 billion NASDAQ listed asset manager, has made another takeover bid for Janus Henderson, providing a higher value offer than Trian Fund Management. Calling it a "best-of-both-worlds" proposal, Victory Capital said Janus Henderson ...

Persistent inflation will mean two rate hikes from RBA: Barrenjoey

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026

... unexpectedly picked up pace in the middle of last year, prompting the RBA to raise interest rates in February to 3.85% in a bid to reign it in. "A 1% quarter-on-quarter increase in the trim mean measure of inflation that happened two quarters ago is ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026

Padraig Brown has left Mercer after more than 14 years, ending his stint as New Zealand chief investment officer. He is joining NZX-listed Precinct Properties, the country's largest commercial property owner, worth about $3.4 billion. At NZX-listed ...

Iress sticks to simplification plan, will consider "bona fide" takeover bids

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026

Iress is firmly focused on simplifying its software portfolio, centering it around wealth and trading and market data, while saying it will consider any bona fide takeover proposals consistent with its fiduciary duties. It has reported a profit of $79.3 ...

Inflation to peak in mid-2026 before it rebalances: RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026

... However, it unexpectedly picked up pace mid last year, prompting the RBA to raise interest rates in February to 3.85% in a bid to reign it in. The RBA had either cut or kept the cash rate on hold in the prior 17 consecutive meetings. "Some of the pick-up ...

FES Super to no longer supplement returns in default

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026

... decided to no longer maintain a reserve to smooth fluctuations in investment earnings. The fund said it is doing this in a bid to ensure it passes the APRA performance test. Until now, the reserve was funded by setting aside a portion of the earnings ...

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 ...

Pinnacle takes over Pacific Asset Management

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026

... Pinnacle Investment Management will acquire the outstanding stake in Pacific Asset Management (PAM) for $418.8 million in a bid to accelerate its global private wealth footprint. Pinnacle will snatch up the remaining 79.2% interest in PAM after it acquired ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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