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Gold soars over Trump's Greenland rhetoric

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
Safe-haven assets are being favoured by investors with gold prices skyrocketing off the back of US President Donald Trump's rhetoric around Greenland. Global X ETFs said it has seen average weekly flows into its suite of gold ETFs increase in 2026 as ...

Insignia sees $1.5bn inflows, updates on CC Capital takeover

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
Insignia Financial reported funds under management and administration (FUMA) of $342 billion in 2Q26, an increase of $1.5 billion. This was partially offset by net outflows of $73 million, driven by institutional outflows of $1.6 billion from direct ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
Australia's booming exchange-traded funds (ETFs) market is failing to capture the big money from superannuation funds and institutional investors as retail investors' dominance reigns supreme. Surpassing $330 billion in total funds under management ...

AOFM names lead managers for 2037 Treasury Bond

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has released a new benchmark bond offering, set to mature on 21 October 2037. The AOFM acts as the Commonwealth government's central borrowing authority, managing the government's debt and investment ...

Sovereign funds, instos raise $217m for Qld space tech developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
A group of institutional investors, including various super funds, and the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), Australia's sovereign investor in manufacturing capability, have formed a conglomerate to raise more than $217 million for ...

The revolving door of opportunities for advisers in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
The new year opens a window of opportunities for financial advisers amid a volatile global market and growing geopolitical tensions. One of the major opportunities in 2026 that is tipped to garner huge demand for financial advice is retirement. "There ...

Investment managers ramp up AI use in front offices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
Seventy percent of buy-side firms, including asset managers, pension funds and insurance companies, are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in front offices, while more than half are scaling implementation. The 2026 Global InvestOps report from SimCorp ...

IMF flags 'drawn out' inflation battle in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects global inflation will continue it's decline, but Australia will buck the trend. In its more recent World Economic Outlook (WEO), the IMF said headline global inflation is expected to fall to 3.8% in 2026 ...

State Street boosts digital asset access with new platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
State Street has launched a new digital asset platform as it looks to broaden institutional investors' access to the asset class. The new platform enables State Street to continue to develop "core products" like tokenised money markets funds (MMFs) ...

Financing the technological revolution: AI issuance in credit

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) in credit markets, experts say the scale is greater than many may realise. In a statement to Financial Standard, Ninety One's portfolio manager and co-head developed markets specialist credit Darpan ...