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Challenger-led consortium bids for Pepper Money

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... Mortgage loans comprise most of the AUM at $9.5 billion while asset finance make up $6.3 billion. "The discussions, while advanced, are incomplete and there is no certainty the offer will eventuate in any transaction. Challenger will keep the market ...

Macquarie AM to acquire Last Mile Infrastructure and Energy Assets Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... (EAG) from Asterion Industrial Partners, EDF Invest and Swiss Life Asset Managers. Managing a portfolio of 1.8 million advanced and smart meters, EAG installs, owns and operates last-mile utility connections, serving industrial and commercial customers. ...

Perpetual hit by $7.8bn net outflows in Q2

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... documentation and engagement between the parties continues to progress," Perpetual said. "While discussions are well advanced, there is no certainty that a binding agreement will be reached or that a transaction will proceed." Perpetual said it plans ...

Insignia sees $1.5bn inflows, updates on CC Capital takeover

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... on the CC Capital takeover, which is set for a shareholder vote in the first half of 2026. "Insignia Financial is well advanced in the work required to bring the proposed acquisition by CC Capital to a shareholder vote," it said. "CC Capital, which is ...

Australian profits flat as global earnings soar to record highs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... Meanwhile, global profits rose to a new record last year, climbing 12.2% to projected US$4.9 trillion, while revenue advanced to an all-time high of US$44.2 trillion. The data showed around one-third of the increase in profits came from lower one-off ...

Sovereign funds, instos raise $217m for Qld space tech developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... public and private sectors," Ayres said. "Queensland has a bright future in cutting-edge space and rocket technologies and advanced manufacturing, with new high-skilled jobs made possible through today's National Reconstruction Fund investment in ...

Investment managers ramp up AI use in front offices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... real-time alerts to enable proactive decisions, one-third rely on signals that require manual analysis. Only 18% have advanced predictive insights with decision support, the next stage in front-office market responsiveness. "The leap from 'mostly automated' ...

Alexis George to retire, new AMP chief named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... successful sale of AMP Capital and the Advice business whilst building a customer focused culture," Hirst said. "Alexis has advanced AMP's transformation and culture and delivered strategic initiatives that will underpin the next phase of growth. ...

Global trade a patchwork of relationships, regional priorities: Analysis

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... Plurilateralists would see above-average trade growth among themselves and the Global South through 2034. With a diverse set of advanced and emerging economies remaining committed to rules-based trade and belonging to one or more plurilateral trade agreements. ...

Global X reveals 2025 top performing ETF asset classes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... supported not only by gold's gains, but by robust industrial demand. Jocum said growing use in solar panels, electronics and advanced manufacturing reinforced silver's role as both a precious metal and a critical industrial input. "As markets sought ...