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Fed leaves rates on hold as Powell issues message to Trump

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... are well positioned to determine the extent and timing of additional adjustments to our policy rate based on the incoming data, the evolving outlook, and the balance of risks. Monetary policy is not on a preset course, and we will make our decisions ...

Brighter Super names chief investment officer

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... integrated portfolio, one team, one fund," he said. "I'm particularly excited about continuing to strengthen how we use data, technology and AI to support better decision-making, while staying closely aligned to members' needs and the fund's ...

Unemployment rate may tip the scale in favour of February RBA hike

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... inched towards 66.7% from 66.6% in November, seeing the unemployment rate drop to 4.1% from 4.3%. "While monthly labour force data can be volatile and subject to noise, the December report aligns with the RBA's assessment that labour market conditions ...

EQT to acquire Coller Capital to form new secondaries platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... combines EQT's global scale, multi-strategy platform, and active ownership model with Coller Capital's secondaries expertise, data, and analytics capabilities, advancing EQT's ambition to "build the most attractive private markets firm of scale" while ...

Mercer's Helga Birgden departs after 18 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... like many of you, but this resulted in better applying our minds to complexity, using the best science, modelling, mindset, data, ethics, and analysis. I learned resilience is worthwhile."

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... external fund manager fees in FY25, with nearly 60% of the amount going to equity fund managers, according to APRA. While the data does not break down passive versus active mandates, it does show that equity fund managers comprise a large portion of ...

AOFM names lead managers for 2037 Treasury Bond

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... provided to the government during a syndicated bond issuance, and a $50 million penalty for incorrectly reporting bond trading data to the AOFM over a two-year period. The Federal Court made the order in December 2025. At the time, AOFM chief executive ...

Australian profits flat as global earnings soar to record highs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... last year, climbing 12.2% to projected US$4.9 trillion, while revenue advanced to an all-time high of US$44.2 trillion. The data showed around one-third of the increase in profits came from lower one-off costs, while favourable exchange rates were also ...

Investment managers ramp up AI use in front offices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... investment professionals to enhance decision-making and efficiency when it is underpinned by a centrally governed and unified data layer." While half of the firms use real-time alerts to enable proactive decisions, one-third rely on signals that require ...

Study reveals who bares brunt of US tariffs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... director Julian Hinz said. "The tariffs are an own goal. The claim that foreign countries pay these tariffs is a myth. The data show the opposite: Americans are footing the bill," Hinz said. Hinz said the tariffs act like a consumption tax on imported ...