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ADQ absorbed by fellow Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
Abu Dhabi is consolidating two of its sovereign wealth funds, with L'IMAD Holding Company to take over the assets and investments of the $378 billion Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Group (ADQ). Abu Dhabi said it is creating "a sovereign investment ...

Trump taps Kevin Warsh as new Fed chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... part, to a multi-year project to renovate historic Federal Reserve office buildings. However, Powell - and 12 other central bank leaders - believe the move from the Trump administration was less about his statement, and more an act of political pressure ...

EQT promotes three Australian staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
Swedish private equity group EQT has promoted three of its Australian staffers, elevating a partner in its capital raising team and two managing directors within its private capital and infrastructure teams. First, Martin Donnelly joined EQT's client ...

Super moves: ART, Allianz, HESTA, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
Australian Retirement Trust has appointed a 22-year Deutsche Bank veteran to lead its London office, strengthening the superannuation giant's presence in one of its key offshore investment hubs. Michael Weaver, ART's general manager of mid-risk ...

Totality Wealth chief executive exits, replacement named

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... Totality Wealth after serving as executive director and head of legal since August of last year. Korfits has been with the Saxo Bank Group for nearly eight years, starting out as an associate director and senior legal counsel based in Copenhagen. He ...

Fed leaves rates on hold as Powell issues message to Trump

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) left the interest rate on hold at 3.5% - 3.75% overnight, as was widely expected. The rate hold comes in the wake of the US Department of Justice serving the Fed with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment ...

Inflation 'uncomfortably high' as it rises to 3.8%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... 4.4%. VanEck head of investments and capital markets Russell Chesler said the read will not be favourable to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board, which will meet next week for its first interest rate decision of the new year. "Inflation remains ...

Aussie Olympian's brother pleads guilty for role in global scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... deposits from Australians for cryptocurrency and other supposed investment opportunities," ASIC said. "While Mormarkets' bank accounts were in operation, Gunn was repeatedly notified of suspicious activity or reports of fraud, with the accounts progressively ...

MLC Expand appoints product strategy lead

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... functions at AMP Advice, working on strategy development and implementation. She has also held senior roles at Commonwealth Bank, Perpetual, ING Australia and MLC. MLC Expand chief executive Liz McCarthy said the wrap platform is committed to building ...

AI, operational failures key regulatory risks for ASIC in 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
ASIC has said operational failures by superannuation fund trustees as well as the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will drive the local regulatory space in 2026. Operational failures among super trustees and administrators, such as delays in processing ...