July 2021
Athene pounces on takeover target Challenger
Bermuda-based Athene and its private equity partner, Apollo Global Management, have swooped on 18 per cent of depressed annuities group Challenger.
- Jemima Whyte
October 2020
ASX gains 1.1pc; Zip, Netwealth, ELMO soar; Xero hits record
The sharemarket gained for a fourth consecutive day, notching up it's longest winning streak since early July. The market is up 5.4 per cent this week. Netwealth surges after funds update. ELMO surges 12 per cent after $32 million Breathe acquisition.
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- Robert Guy, Vesna Poljak, Sarah Turner, William McInnes and Tom Richardson
September 2020
Barrenjoey angling to set capital markets alight
Barrenjoey boss and Bankers Trust alumnus Brian Benari says the newest investment bank on the block will succeed because of its throwback ownership model.
- Jonathan Shapiro