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EQT stands firm on defence, blames ASIC, third parties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... and issued notices to Macquarie Investment Management Limited (MIML) regarding Shield and subsequently closed future investments on its platform in June 2023. NQ Super and Super Simplifier first recorded an investment into Shield on 16 June 2023. On ...

Oxfam calls for net wealth tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... ending the capital gains tax discount for individuals and trusts and instead taxing the income from capital gains on investments like we income from work. It also asked the government to phase out negative gearing to close loopholes that allow wealthy ...

Trump imposes tariffs as Greenland bid escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... total purchase of Greenland." IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said the move by Trump may drive demand for safe-haven investments. "This latest flashpoint has heightened concerns over a potential unravelling of NATO alliances and the disruption of last ...

BlackRock, State Street see assets climb

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... quarter, growing across iShares ETFs, systematic active equities, private markets, outsourcing and cash. Public equity investments jumped by 55% to US$7.8 trillion whereas fixed income investments for BlackRock rose by 23% to US$3.3 trillion. "Clients ...

Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... that maximising investment returns - or 'pecuniary-only" factors - must be prioritised above all else, saying ESG investments may be considered risky. The Biden Administration had previously passed laws that determined where two investments were ...

Performance test changes not necessary: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... fine. The benchmarks, to us, are perfectly sensible." Parker said that, at the core of it, funds are expected to make investments based on members' best financial interests. So, any fund hoping to "hide" behind the benchmarks likely isn't appropriately ...

I Squared Capital rolls out $300m sustainable energy solution

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... transition across Australia and New Zealand." The launch of ANZA Power joins I Squared's extensive portfolio of investments in renewables across the APAC region. This includes the pan Asian platform Hexa Renewables, which has more than two gigawatts ...

Blackstone promotes first private wealth hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... research relationships to head of distribution. Her earlier stints include distribution roles at Colonial First State Investments as national manager for alliances and multi-manager, and Schroder Investment Management, working with wholesale and intermediary ...

Super moves: NGS Super, HESTA, Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... roles at UniSuper, National Australia Bank, UBS and Bell Potter Securities. Elsewhere, a TelstraSuper alternative investments and real assets analyst has landed at Hostplus in the private markets team. Tina Sung was a senior analyst at TelstraSuper for ...

Fidelity names research director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... India. He was most recently a portfolio manager in Fidelity's global emerging markets team, focusing on Asian investments. Before his three years as a portfolio manager, Gannamani worked as an analyst covering Australian banking, financials, consumer ...