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Mega-funds grow but net cashflows steadily decline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... funds under management. Almost all the growth seen in the mega-funds, and to the number of them, was organic; the only merger that took place in the period was that of Qantas Super into Australian Retirement Trust. Still, the size of small and medium ...

First Super names interim investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... Fund (MIESF), has joined the industry fund in the temporary role. He left MIESF last October following that fund's merger with CareSuper. Artis brings more than two decades of superannuation experience. He has held senior roles at Vision Super, including ...

Magellan to merge with Barrenjoey for $906m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... investment banking Paul Compton will also join the new board. David Dixon will then retire from the board upon completion of the merger. Magellan said Barrenjoey has an implied value of $1.6 billion and will fund the transaction via the issue of new ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... multiple 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 ...

L1 Group realises $24m of $35m merger cost synergies

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
L1 Group has already recognised $24 million in cost reductions since the merger of L1 Capital and Platinum Asset Management in October formed the new entity; it expects additional $10 million in synergies in the next financial year. It reported a rise ...

Blue Owl sells US$1.4bn assets to pension funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... uproar ensued. With the market price of OBDC's very similar portfolio trading at a roughly 20% discount to its NAV, the merger made it highly likely that OBDC II investors would immediately suffer a 20% markdown on their investment. Days later, Blue ...

Acenda completes C-suite with fresh appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... division. The appointment completes Acenda's leadership team, which the group began assembling in October 2025 when the merger between MLC Life and Resolution Life Australasian was competed. "Ross joins our business at an important time as we continue ...

Acenda announces two C-suite appointments

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... State. Kerr and Mulheron join the recently appointed chief commercial officer Sean McCormack following the completion of the merger between MLC Life and Resolution Life Australasia. Last week, Giacomo Tarantolo joined Acenda as head of retirement solutions ...

Macquarie AM to acquire Last Mile Infrastructure and Energy Assets Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... around 100 and five-star ratings through 2023 to 2025. The sale was completed on January 13, marking one of the largest merger and acquisition deals in South Korea in the last year and MAM's biggest transaction in the country to date.

AZ NGA names chief operating officer

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
AZ NGA has named Nathan Jacobsen as chief operating officer, recruiting internally from his position as chief executive at AZ NGA-backed outsourcing specialist Vital Business Partners (VBP). Prior to this role, Jacobsen served in multiple executive ...