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Macquarie onboards Westpac's group treasurer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
Macquarie has confirmed Westpac Group's treasurer Jo Dawson will join the investment banking and financial services group starting in June. Dawson brings more than 30 years of experience in financial markets, with 23 years spent at Westpac. She first ...

Legalsuper executives depart amid reorganisation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... 2024, coming from financial services software provider Elula. He'd also previously held roles with AMP, Commonwealth Bank and NAB. Meantime, Eyres also joined the fund in early 2024, leaving behind a post at Vanguard as chief marketing officer. In ...

Bullock in 'full solidarity' with Powell

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has joined 11 other central bank leaders around the world in showing support for US Federal Reserve (Fed) chair Jerome Powell. This week, the US Department of Justice served the Fed with grand ...

ETF investors bet on global diversification, FX hedging

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... silver, platinum and palladium all rallied sharply in the final month, supported by tight supply conditions, resilient central bank demand and growing expectations of easier monetary policy in 2026," Global X ETFs senior product and investment strategist ...

Federated Hermes appoints global fixed income CIO

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... of investment experience. Prior to joining Federated Hermes, he was a financial analyst and trader at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. "Gallo has been an integral member of the Federated Hermes fixed-income team for decades and has served as portfolio ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... Nigel Green said global markets recognise this issue is greater than a simple policy disagreement. "Pressure on the central bank of the world's largest economy carries global consequences," Green said. "Confidence in monetary governance in the United ...

Australia evades tariff shocks, CPI to surge in 2026: UN

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... months to November 2025. Although it was a decline from October's figure, the latest figure is likely to push the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to hold or hike the interest rate. Specifically, the report said the inflation surge stemmed from a ...

APRA executive director of super, life insurance exits

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... over 20 years' experience in financial services to the role, having held leadership roles at Westpac and Commonwealth Bank, including across risk, transformation and change, product and portfolio development, and sales and service. Prior to APRA ...

Global X reveals 2025 top performing ETF asset classes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... precious metals among the strongest performers of the year after record price gains. "Gold benefited from strong central bank demand, persistent geopolitical tensions, elevated fiscal deficits, fears around US currency debasement and strong safe-haven ...

NGS Super appoints asset allocation lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
The $16.7 billion NGS Super has promoted Mohamed Noureldin to the newly created role of head of asset allocation. Noureldin was previously senior manager for currency, commodity and tactical asset allocation, a role he held after joining the fund more ...