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Mercer's Helga Birgden departs after 18 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... and assessing re-pricing impacts on investor portfolios. Investment returns were assessed against the Paris Climate Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals. Birgden currently serves as deputy chair of the Investor Group on Climate Change and previously ...

Shadow Minister for Financial Services Pat Conaghan resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... solidarity with the Leader of the Opposition on all legislation to pass the floor. Unfortunately, we could not come to an agreement in full with our Liberal Party colleagues regarding the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration ...

Netwealth's APRA-mandated governance overhaul underway

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... APRA-mandated investment governance overhaul is underway and is being led at the executive level. This was part of its agreement with ASIC in December under which it said it will repay $101 million to super members who accessed the First Guardian Master ...

HUB24 advances HTFS Nominees takeover, FUA hits $152bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... regulatory approvals. "When HTFS Nominees, the current trustee and a subsidiary of EQT Holdings (EQT) was appointed, an agreement between the EQT and HUB24 groups was entered into providing a strategic option to enable the HUB24 Group to acquire the ...

Trump imposes tariffs as Greenland bid escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
US President Donald Trump has escalated his bid to acquire Greenland, imposing additional tariffs on European allies. The 10% tariffs on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and the UK is effective February 1 ...

I Squared Capital rolls out $300m sustainable energy solution

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
Global infrastructure investor I Squared Capital (I Squared) launched a next-generation independent power producer (IPP), ANZA Power. Combining diversified clean energy sources, including renewables, batteries and natural gas, ANZA Power delivers reliable ...

Maple-Brown Abbott partners to launch global infra fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... Pacific Asset Management is currently overseeing more than $28 billion of assets. It was founded in 2016. Under the agreement, Maple-Brown Abbott's existing UCITS fund will be transferred into the Pacific UCITS structure, while ensuring continuity of ...

Global trade a patchwork of relationships, regional priorities: Analysis

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... the trade patchwork scenario, BCG explained, such as the conclusion of negotiations on reviewing the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement in 2026. BCG managing director and senior partner, global leader for the Center for Geopolitics, and report co-author Marc ...

Saudi Arabia opens access for foreign investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority (CMA) is opening its capital market to foreign investors from February 1, a move it said will expand and diversify the investor base while enhancing market liquidity. The announcement follows the CMA board's ...

Apex to acquire Mercer's super admin business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Super. Apex has been ramping up activity in Australia in recent years. In January last year, Iress entered into a binding agreement to sell its superannuation business to Apex. Iress said the decision to divest the superannuation business followed a ...