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Federated Hermes appoints global fixed income CIO

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... years of investment experience. Prior to joining Federated Hermes, he was a financial analyst and trader at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. "Gallo has been an integral member of the Federated Hermes fixed-income team for decades and has served ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
In an unprecedented move, the US Department of Justice served the US Federal Reserve (Fed) with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment over testimony Fed chair Jerome Powell gave at the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025. The testimony ...

Australia evades tariff shocks, CPI to surge in 2026: UN

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... months to November 2025. Although it was a decline from October's figure, the latest figure is likely to push the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to hold or hike the interest rate. Specifically, the report said the inflation surge stemmed from a ...

Rest returns 'healthy' 9.22% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... improved, is proving sticky both in Australia and the US. The weakening labour market in the US has allowed the Federal Reserve to consider further rate cuts. In contrast, recent data in Australia has indicated a broad-based rise in price pressures," ...

Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... outlook over 2026 is far from certain." Hannah said after three rate cuts last year, the best-case scenario is for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to keep rates on hold, but there are still expectations of a hike on the table. "Inflation remains ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
Oil prices have seen volatility globally after the US bombed Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, estimated at more than 300 billion barrels, alongside substantial deposits of gold ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) crossed US$15 trillion in assets under management for the first time in December 2025 and, together with public pension funds (PPFs) and central banks (CBs), now manage US$60 trillion in assets and reserves. Global SWF's ...

Rate hikes expected in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
Persistent inflation has some economists predicting that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will raise interest rates at its first meeting of the year in February. Commonwealth Bank economist Ashwin Clarke said the bank has revised its forecasts, now ...

Super moves: Aware, VFMC, CareSuper, UniSuper, NGS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... macroeconomic and credit market advisor at Tribeca Investment Partners. Yahyaei earlier held senior analyst roles at both the Reserve Bank of Australia and Spectrum Asset Management.

Digital asset firm names investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... Westpac. More recently, Fong has worked on several industry initiatives, including ANZ's bank-issued stablecoin, the Reserve Bank of Australia's central bank digital currency pilot, and the ASX's tokenisation and digital asset infrastructure ...