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Fidelity expands ESG role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... Committee from 2017 to 2021. She is also a former member of the Taxonomy Technical Expert Group at the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute, serving through June 2025. Originally from Ecuador, Jaramillo began her career as a founding member of a ...

Challenger slashes offer price for Pepper Money

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... the price to $1.80 as of March 17. Established in 2000, Pepper Money provides residential home loans, as well as asset finance, commercial real estate and novated leases in Australia. In New Zealand it offers residential home loans. Pepper Money had ...

Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... jobs without proper consultation following the merger, which have mostly impacted past MLC Life staff. According to the Finance Sector Union (FSU), since Resolution Life Australia and MLC Life officially merged at the end of 2025, Acenda implemented ...

Clime offloads advice business, keeps 10% stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... manage certain client portfolios directly where this structure is appropriate. It will support the transaction via vendor finance and has the option to up its ownership by up to 25% over time. "The transaction forms part of Clime's strategy to focus ...

VFMC names head of people

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... enterprise team, who really make VFMC such a great place to work." Her appointment follows that of Jeff Phillips as chief finance and risk officer earlier this month. Phillips was chief financial officer at Bennelong Funds Management for more than 13 ...

QIC promotes infrastructure debt duo

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... QIC in 2022, leads infrastructure debt origination in Europe. She previously served as a director in the infrastructure finance group at HSBC Global Banking and Markets and has held origination roles at Barclays Investment Bank and Société Générale. ...

Digital assets don't need new regulatory logic: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... current financial systems, the foundational regulatory principles for it remains the same. Speaking at the Melbourne money & finance conference, ASIC senior executive leader of fintech Rhys Bollen said digital assets should be regulated primarily on ...

Aussie super funds eye global partnerships at US summit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... Vincent said. IFM Investors said the summit will give super funds the opportunity to engage directly with global business, finance and technology leaders to identify long-term growth opportunities for members. "By seeking out global investment opportunities ...

Australians like AI, reluctant to trust it on financial decisions: Survey

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
Australians are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) in their daily lives, but most remain reluctant to trust it with decisions about their money. Research by Colonial First State (CFS) found while familiarity with AI is growing, human judgement ...

National Reconstruction Fund makes $200m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... digital resilience where private capital alone cannot. "This deal shows the benefit of the NRF being able to use innovative finance to fill market gaps, crowd in private capital, and strengthen Australia's economic resilience," Ayres said. "This investment ...