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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... superior proposals and repeatedly 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 ...

WT Financial Group focuses on B2B strategy as profits grow

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... Hubco strategy is progressing strongly, including the completion of the acquisition of Rushby Financial, and a further agreement to acquire accounting firm Fusion Partners. Following the establishment of the second Hubco entity, Select Advice, the initiative ...

Perpetual sees 349% profit jump

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... transaction costs associated with the sale of the wealth arm. "While there is no certainty that Perpetual will reach a binding agreement with Bain or that a transaction will proceed, we have made good progress with Bain and are progressing documentation," ...

Sequoia weighs InterPrac's fate, launches review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... await their fate. Already, head of licensee and adviser services Daryl Stout resigned effective February 17 via "mutual agreement" and as "part of a broader leadership and strategic reset." AFCA has received about 800 InterPrac-related complaints from ...

HUB24 posts record HY inflows, advisers on platform jump by 8%

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
HUB24 has reported a profit of $59.7 million in the first half of the financial year, up 80% from the previous year, and more than $10 billion in net inflows. It will pay a fully franked interim dividend of 36 cents per share for the period, doubling ...

Centrepoint offloads lending solutions business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... Financial Management to solely focus on licensee services, financial advice, managed accounts and platforms. Under the agreement, Centrepoint said it will retain the lending-as-a-service (LaaS) business, credit licence, and salaried brokers so that advisers ...

HNWs, retirees key battlegrounds for platforms: SuitabilityHub

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
The race to deliver the best solutions for financial advisers catering to the high-net-worth (HNW) and retiree segments will set platform providers apart, according to SuitabilityHub. The annual Platform Market Wrap Report revealed HNWs are the "strategic ...

Hostplus extends relationship with Melbourne Storm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... National Rugby League team for a further three years, saying the partnership has supported its member growth. The new agreement sees Hostplus sponsoring the team through to the end of the 2028 NRL season, which would mark 23 years of partnership in total ...

Challenger-led consortium bids for Pepper Money

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... about $21.4 billion in residential mortgages at the end of September 2025. Pepper Money signed a binding asset sale agreement to acquire the legal title to the loans and will be appointed as servicer of the portfolio.

Macquarie AM to acquire Last Mile Infrastructure and Energy Assets Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... new homes by 2029, and bolstering connections for industrial and commercial properties, MAM said. Since the initial agreement between MAM and Infracapital in 2023, the number of connections Last Mile Infrastructure owns and operates across the UK has ...