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HESTA announces another executive exit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... people across the business, and I am grateful to my colleagues for their dedication and commitment. I wish HESTA the very best going forward." Reilly did not make mention of what his next career move will be. HESTA will now be searching for a replacement ...

Pepper Money rejects Challenger's bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
Pepper Money has rejected Challenger's "best and final" takeover offer of $2.25 per share after it slashed the offer price from $2.60 per share earlier this month. "Following its consideration of the proposal and consultation with shareholders, the ...

Australia finalises 'landmark' trade agreement with European Union

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... dollars of super investment, and that's set to continue as Australians' super funds continue to scour to the globe for the best places to deploy hundreds of billions of dollars more in coming years, offering further opportunities to deliver good long-term ...

Prime Super closes two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... balance invested in it automatically switched to the Cash investment option. Prime Super said it considered the Cash option best aligns with the Fixed Interest option in terms of risk profile, with 100% investment allocated in defensive assets. The Income ...

Severe underperformance sees Polen Capital funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... (AUD), achieved 39.51%. Following consultation with Montgomery, the board of Fundhost determined it was in investors' best interests to terminate and wind up both funds. "The decision follows Polen Capital's sustained underperformance of the ...

You can't manage what you can't measure: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... there. I still place a lot of value on relationships and find being able to pick up the phone and have a conversation is the best in class... but for us, I think it's just about having all the tools in the toolkit," he said.

Entireti taps AI to centralise advice data

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... Fortnum and Personal Financial Services chief executive Matt Brown said Entireti's size and scale enabled it to invest in best-of-breed technology and help advisers adapt to the shift across the market towards automation, intelligence and scale. "This ...

First Super switches out group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... interim chief executive Greg Everett said: "We are delighted to partner with TAL and satisfied that this change is in members best interests, with the vast majority of members seeing a small decrease in premiums." "This is a great outcome for our members ...

Challenger slashes offer price for Pepper Money

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
Challenger has reduced its offer price for Pepper Money from $2.60 to $2.25 per share, saying this is its best and final offer. The revised proposal is inclusive of the calendar year 2025 final dividend of 7.8 cents per share and any special dividend. ...

AWAG appoints first head of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... "His experience in governance, compliance oversight and strategic risk management aligns strongly with AWAG's commitment to best practice advice standards and robust to regulatory frameworks," AWAG said. "David is also highly regarded for his broad corporate ...