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Challenger-led consortium bids for Pepper Money

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
Challenger is part of a 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 ...

Debby Blakey steps down as HESTA chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... delivering strong growth, with the retirement savings of members trebling to more than $100 billion. "We greatly appreciate her service and leadership, and her unwavering commitment to our members over such a long time." Roxon said Blakey leaves the ...

ASIC bans adviser who stole from super accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... clients' consent to having the fees withdrawn. Valvo was also charging most of the impacted clients monthly ongoing service fees at the same time, ASIC said. The conduct occurred between July 2019 and January 2020. During this time, he was a representative ...

Deadline approaches for Shield, First Guardian victims

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
A new website is launching today to assist some 9000 victims who have yet to file a complaint in relation to the Shield and First Guardian Master Funds, as the deadline for some fast approaches. Funded by ASIC, the new website was launched by Super ...

Super moves: Brighter Super, UniSuper, Rest, Acenda

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
Rest Super has hired a senior analyst in research and portfolio construction from Frontier Advisers. Viola Miao joins the fund after more than three years at the asset consultant, where she worked in the capital markets and asset allocation team. Her ...

Drummond steps up governance and adviser support

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
Drummond Capital Partners is strengthening its governance and implementation functions with a senior hire, as the firm scales its adviser support platform. Cameron Mitchell joins the business with more than 14 years' experience in Australian financial ...

Former AMP adviser banned over false documents

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... Patrick Nong was found to have engaged in conduct in misleading or deceptive conduct in relation to a financial product or service after, on three occasions, he signed documents on clients' behalf without their knowledge. ASIC said Nong used systems ...

ASX partners with Bloomberg on credit futures product

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is collaborating with Bloomberg Indices to introduce new futures contracts that track two of Bloomberg's indices on its ASX 24 platform. The ASX-Bloomberg AusBond Index Futures will enable investors to manage ...

Pinnacle takes over Pacific Asset Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
Pinnacle Investment Management will acquire the outstanding stake in Pacific Asset Management (PAM) for $418.8 million in a bid to accelerate its global private wealth footprint. Pinnacle will snatch up the remaining 79.2% interest in PAM after it acquired ...

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 ...