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Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... concession does skew ownership away from owner-occupiers and impacts wealth and intergenerational inequality. The Select Committee on the Operation of the Capital Gains Tax Discount, established in November 2025, tabled its final report this week, publishing ...

Challenger slashes offer price for Pepper Money

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... offer was due to "deterioration in both market conditions and the operating environment". It added its independent board committee will consider the revised proposal. Pepper Money shares jumped from $1.76 by around 28% following the news of the takeover ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... "After another thorough review of the Victory proposal, including direct engagement with Victory management, the special committee and the board continue to believe the Victory proposal is not in the best interests of Janus Henderson and its stakeholders ...

Dexus strengthens infrastructure push with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... overseeing the growth of Cabot's Asia Pacific investments, she was admitted to the partnership and served on the investment committee and board of directors. Before joining Cabot, Box spent several years in the real estate private capital teams at Evercore ...

GSFM appoints two new executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... requirements, the fund manager said. Stuart Osborne has been appointed chief operating officer and will join GSFM's executive committee. Osborne joined GSFM in March 2017 as compliance manager bringing extensive experience in operations, process improvement ...

Treasury proposes options to block victim-survivors' super going to perpetrators

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... other assets where courts can determine the appropriate course of action. In December 2024, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services recommended an amendment to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 to ensure ...

MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
Treasury's fresh review into managed investment schemes (MISs) falls short of addressing critical issues that could prevent another Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund disaster, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) says. ...

Life insurer sanctioned for invalid access to customer information

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
The Life Insurance Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has sanctioned a life insurer for collecting customers' medical information without valid medical authority for four years. According to the committee, the unnamed insurer collected medical information ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... attempting to engage with Janus Henderson prior to the signing of the Trian merger agreement, the Janus Henderson special committee declined any meaningful dialogue," Brown added. "We are confident that a thorough evaluation will demonstrate that our ...

Schroders nabs Oaktree exec to lead Asia sales

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... Kong. She will report to Ingo Heinen, global head of business development, and join the Asia Client Group executive committee. Meng is tasked with driving growth across the region, building a specialist sales team and strengthening relationships with ...