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Magellan strengthens ranks with twin hires

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... Partners in a $903 million deal, combining the asset manager with its merger partner's trading, advisory and fixed income businesses. Brian Benari will lead the merged entity as chief executive, while Sophia Rahmani will remain head of Magellan Investment ...

Pepper Money rejects Challenger's bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... shares. Challenger had said an investment in Pepper Money would provide it with strategic, long-term rights to access fixed income assets to support growth and returns. At the time of writing, Pepper Money shares are flat at $1.67, while Challenger shares ...

Prime Super closes two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... fund for more than a decade. Last December, MFS Investment Management won the contract to manage an active global fixed income strategy on behalf of the $9 billion super fund.

Barings nabs Challenger's fixed income lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
Challenger Investment Management's head of fixed income investment strategy has departed after two decades with the firm. Pete Robinson is set to join Gryphon Capital Investments as a senior portfolio manager and will also sit on the firm's ...

PIMCO appoints local managing director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
PIMCO has promoted a senior Australian fixed income manager to managing director, recognising his leadership in the local business. Adam Bowe, who heads Australian portfolio management and sits on the Asia-Pacific portfolio committee, joined PIMCO 14 ...

Challenger slashes offer price for Pepper Money

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... Challenger had then said an investment in Pepper Money will provide it with strategic, long-term rights to access fixed income assets to support growth and returns. Pepper Money said the revised offer was due to "deterioration in both market conditions ...

ETFs grow in popularity for SMSF investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... said. AUSIEX also said the overall number of SMSF investors using its platform jumped by 20% in 2025. Flows into fixed income ETFs also rose, up 46.6%. This was almost exclusively driven by the advised segment accounting for 96% of the net value traded. ...

Active equity managers underwhelm in 2025: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... add value through stock selection." While Australian active equity managers underperformed against this backdrop, fixed income managers on the other hand were a bright spot. About 73% of fixed income managers outpaced their benchmarks, which SPIVA attributed ...

AMP investment chief reshapes her team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... There, he spent 12 years as a senior portfolio manager across Pendal's diversified funds, after nine years running fixed income at UBS. His former role has been split into two - the head of portfolio design and the head of portfolio management. Jeronimo ...

March RBA hike now on the cards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... rate in both March and May to take the cash rate to 4.35%," she said. But not all agree, MFS Investment Management fixed income research analyst Carl Ang said while the market is pricing in around a 40% chance of a hike in March, a hold is still expected. ...