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Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... economic factors and financial returns - protecting the retirement security of those saving for a brighter future." In December, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Department of Labor to "strengthen ERISA fiduciary rules ...

Australian Ethical FUM dips on negative performance

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... Australian Ethical has reported a decline of 1% in its funds under management (FUM) to $14.08 billion in the quarter ending 31 December 2025. The manager said the decrease was driven by negative investment performance and an inorganic institutional outflow ...

ART appoints two new directors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... million members." Wyer will start her position on ART's board on 4 February 2026, while Newman joined the board on 1 December 2025.

Blackstone promotes first private wealth hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... wealth, the buyout firm capped off 2025 with a marquee real estate acquisition of Hamilton Island from the Oatley family in December. Australia is home to some of Blackstone's most significant investments, including Crown Resorts, the country's ...

HESTA logs record downsizer contributions in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... $94 million in the year, a more than 8% jump from the previous year. The $100 billion super fund saw a surge of 24% in December alone as proceeds from spring sales flowed through to member super accounts. The downsizer scheme allows an individual to ...

Macquarie onboards Westpac's group treasurer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... Kwok takes over the role from Alex Harvey who stepped down from the role of the chief financial officer effective 31 December 2025. Macquarie said Harvey intends to retire mid-2026 after completing an extended handover to his successor Frank Kwok.

Bullock in 'full solidarity' with Powell

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... The timing coincides with US inflation data, which was released overnight, showing headline inflation rose by 0.3% in December, with the all-items annual rate holding at 2.7%, in line with forecasts and a strong indicator that keeping interest rates ...

ETF investors bet on global diversification, FX hedging

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... and mass adoption of ETFs will strengthen this year as the local sector approaches the $400 billion mark. "Flows during December tell a familiar but important story about investor intent. Investors leaned heavily into Australian and international equities ...

Mercer Investments axes managers, awards fresh mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... four. The restructure meant only three fund managers are now overseeing the two strategies. The changes took effect on 12 December 2025. Incumbent Schroders, and newcomers PanAgora Asset Management and Acadian Asset Management became the fund managers ...

GQG reports $5.8bn net outflows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
GQG experienced net outflows of $3.1 billion (US$2.1bn) for the month of December, resulting in total outflows in the year ended 31 December 2025 of $5.8 billion (US$3.9bn). Despite this, net flows for the year were offset by positive investment performance ...