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Openmarkets to merge, list on Nasdaq

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... transaction coincides with its strategy to expand into decentralised finance (DeFi) through cryptocurrency trading and real-world assets tokenisation, as well as offering its technology and services internationally. Openmarkets' digital assets strategy ...

State Street enters strategic alliance with Qatar

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... Qatar's largest financial institution and is 50% owned by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. The deal was signed during the World Economic Forum in Davos in the presence of Qatar's Minister of Finance. State Street said the deal was a significant milestone ...

EQT to acquire Coller Capital to form new secondaries platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... worldwide," Coller said. "As Coller EQT, we will maintain our strong alignment with our investors and the independence of our world-class origination and investment process. Together, we are exceptionally well-positioned to deliver best-in-class private ...

Mercer's Helga Birgden departs after 18 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... member, managing investment risk, return, and reputation for boards, members, and stakeholders. Her clients include the World Bank Group, International Finance Corporation, G20, and several development banks. She has co-authored climate investing reports ...

Gold soars over Trump's Greenland rhetoric

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... power of gold's rally may be up for debate as Trump wound back threats to take Greenland by force when he addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos overnight. "I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force," Trump said. "We ...

FNZ, Centric extend partnership, citing 'significant' upgrades

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
FNZ has extended its partnership with Centric, the adviser-led investment platform of Findex, for a further five years, including a significant platform modernisation leveraging FNZ's technology. As part of the upgrade, advisers are set to benefit from ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... or to persuade them to use locally listed products over potentially cheaper products that they can get elsewhere in the world," he told a recent ETFGI conference. David Tuckwell, ETF Shares chief investment officer, told Financial Standard that large ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... Any of these would cause massive disruption and substantially reduce living standards for Americans and people across the world." "We have now found a manageable investment solution and are in the process of implementing it. The solution does not negatively ...

Australian profits flat as global earnings soar to record highs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... prices led to record earnings for commodity firms. The Capital Group Global Equity Study analyses financial results of the world's largest 1600 companies by market capitalisation over the last 10 years. The latest study looks at the half-yearly or quarterly ...

Study reveals who bares brunt of US tariffs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... the cost of US import tariffs is not borne by foreign exporters, according to new research from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. The report revealed that instead, they hit the American economy itself. The Kiel Institute found importers and consumers ...