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UN pension fund confirms leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... said. van der Zeen succeeds Pedro Antonio Guazo Alonso. As at the end of 2025, the fund's assets were valued at US$107.1 billion. On December 30, the United Nations General Assembly requested the pension board conduct a holistic review of the scheme. ...

Mulino acknowledges some regulation 'not thought through'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... complexity of Australia's regulatory framework. The rising regulatory burden is estimated to have added at least $5.5 billion in business-related compliance costs over the last five financial years, the report found. Regulatory reform stands as one of ...

Challenger-led consortium bids for Pepper Money

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... 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 such discussions. The consortium ...

Debby Blakey steps down as HESTA chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... the second half of this year. The HESTA board said she will leave an enduring legacy, having guided the fund beyond $100 billion during more than a decade of leadership. Blakey has been with the fund for more than 17 years, including 11 years as chief ...

Government to ask super funds to invest in defence infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... findings, the government will look to divest some 60 properties and historic defence sites, with the aim of raising about $3 billion. The audit found the sites, which include islands in Sydney Harbour and Victoria Barracks in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane ...

KKR to acquire Arctos Partners

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... professional sports franchises, and a provider of asset management solutions for sponsors. The transaction is valued at US$1.4 billion. An additional US$550 million in future equity is also tied to KKR's share price and business-specific performance ...

KKR splashes $603m on HMC platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... investment in Australia, following a commitment to distributed energy platform CleanPeak. KKR has committed more than US$44 billion to climate and environmental sustainability investments globally. Last year, Aware Super divested its stake in ProTen ...

Deadline approaches for Shield, First Guardian victims

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... lodged complaints with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), ASIC said. The losses equate to more than $1 billion. With the deadline for some investors to file a complaint approaching as early as 31 March 2026, ASIC and SCA are urging ...

First Sentier names new institutional sales lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... relationships across both markets. Heine steps up after three years managing institutional client relationships at the $218 billion asset manager. As part of the reshuffle, Kevin Kandasamy, who served as head of institutional sales for Australia and ...

JANA strengthens debt research with senior Mercer hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... that, he held senior roles at BT, including head of income and alternatives and head of interest rates, overseeing multi-billion-dollar public and private debt portfolios. "Investment grade debt markets are evolving rapidly, and investors are facing ...