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Australian Ethical chair to step down in 2027

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
Australian Ethical chair Steve Gibbs has decided to retire from the board at the end of the financial year, putting an end to his 14-year tenure. Gibbs' departure is part of an "ongoing board renewal process" and he will support an orderly transition ...

ACCC green lights I Squared takeover of oOh!media

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
The competition commission of Australia has given the go-ahead for I Squared Capital to acquire ASX-listed oOh!media. The transaction still requires regulatory approvals from the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) and the NZ Overseas ...

Soul Patts records 'landmark' year after merger

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
Washington H. Soul Pattinson (Soul Patts) saw its profit climb over 500% in the 12 months to July 31, as the ASX-listed manager continues to anticipate strong performance in the current financial year. Group statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) was ...

Treasury consults to improve data visibility into MISs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
Treasury has opened a consultation for managed investment schemes (MISs) to provide more data to help identify emerging risks earlier. The collapse of Shield and First Guardian highlighted gaps in regulators' visibility of the sector, which costed Australians ...

Prime Value Opportunities Fund winds up

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
Boutique fund manager Prime Value Asset Management has wound up its Opportunities Fund and its Significant Investor Visa (SIV) counterpart. The wind up of the Prime Value Opportunities Fund and Prime Value SIV Opportunities Fund was completed this month. ...

Rest director for product departs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
The general manager, product at Rest has left the super fund after nearly four years. Scott Tully has departed the $113 billion fund after a close to four-year stint. He joined Rest as head of investment option development in March 2023 on a contract ...

Praemium brings forward chair succession

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
Praemium will bring forward its leadership transition at board level, with its current chair stepping down as the platform and portfolio administration business continues to expand its focus on high-net-worth investors and technology. Matthew Quinn ...

JPMAM, QIA join forces in $28bn partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar's sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) to establish a $28 billion (US$20bn) partnership to support ongoing investments initiatives, as well ...

ASX to launch overnight repo funding rate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... meet the need to provide additional transparency and choice across funding markets, complementing the long-relied upon Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW) and Australian Overnight Index Average (AONIA) as core reference rates for funding, lending, derivatives ...

EQT AB's takeover bid for Perpetual comes to an end

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
Perpetual has rejected Swedish private-equity investor EQT AB's best and final takeover bid. EQT AB's offer of $22.50 per share was rejected by Perpetual after its board said it carefully considered all aspects of the further revised proposal. The board ...