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Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... renovation of the Federal Reserve buildings. It is not about Congress's oversight role; the Fed through testimony and other public disclosures made every effort to keep Congress informed about the renovation project. Those are pretexts. "The threat ...

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... a large portion of the American capital markets", he added, but led to their "ability to influence corporate policy and public company management, without having to buy a single share of stock, and have done so over time under the cover of a fundamental ...

Cbus hires corporate governance head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... deep expertise in cyber security, risk, program delivery, compliance, strategy and executive engagement across both the public and private sectors." Many superannuation funds have been lifting their cyber security practices after several funds were targeted ...

GESB alignment strategy sees member, FUM growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... thousands of new members, many of which reactivated accounts left dormant by their decision to leave the West Australian public sector. In May 2025, GESB implemented its One Fund strategy, which involved several State Superannuation Act amendments to ...

ASX listings, trade volumes improve in December

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... than December 2024 (2116). It comes six months after the ASX introduced a two-year pilot program to shrink the initial public offering (IPO) timetable for eligible entities seeking to list on the exchange. In December 2025, total new capital quoted was ...

Equity managers' research most reliant on AI: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... for all other asset classes on average. Fifty four percent of fund managers are utilising a combination of private and public applications. Public SaaS models, such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, are the second most popular, chosen by 18% of respondents ...

Wilkin-Smith, Hales join trustee board for AMP Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... investment committee. He brings extensive experience in the design and oversight of large global investment portfolios across public and private markets, alternative strategies and derivatives. He was most recently manager of portfolio construction at ...

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 ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... exceed what even the largest firms can meet internally. But this is occurring against a backdrop of already highly leveraged public sector balance sheets," the report said. Based on current trends, BlackRock said that it sees opportunities in private ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... and access can produce outsized market reactions." Green said early interest from investors is focused on several fronts. Public market exposure to companies positioned to benefit from rising resource output is drawing attention. Private credit is emerging ...