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Macquarie sees 'substantially' higher profits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... to $172.2 billion. This was partially offset by lower margins due to competition and changes in the portfolio mix. Commodities and global markets continued to outperform due to higher income across asset finance but was partially offset by higher operating ...

Global X rides silver's highs

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... commodity," he added. SLVM is trading at $54.22 per share at time of publication. It adds to the suite of 12 Global X commodities ETFs, including the Global X Physical Silver Structured ETF (ETPMAG), Copper Miners ETF (WIRE), and the Physical Structured ...

Apostle executive exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... within the lender - power and carbon trading - reporting to former Commonwealth Bank executive Alex Toone, who runs commodities at Westpac. Before Apostle, Donovan was executive director of carbon and power markets at Commonwealth Bank, responsible for ...

ASIC returns $40m of CFD losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... industry review. CFDs allow investors to speculate on the price movements of assets such as shares, currencies or commodities, without owning them. Between October 2024 and December 2025, ASIC reviewed 52 licensed CFD issuers, requiring them to show ...

Super moves: NGS Super, HESTA, Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
NGS Super has promoted Miao Yu to portfolio manager, currency and commodities. Most recently, Yu served as a senior investment analyst at the $17 billion fund for over two years, after joining in 2023 as an investment analyst. Previously, she worked ...

ETF investors bet on global diversification, FX hedging

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... Market Scoop report found December was dominated by a powerful surge across precious metals, capping off a year where commodities emerged as the standout investment theme of 2025. "Gold, silver, platinum and palladium all rallied sharply in the final ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... reduced high-valuation growth exposure. Information technology fell by 25.4% and healthcare fell by 19.0% amid firmer commodities and a softer US dollar. Overall, material stocks performed the best, surging to 31.71% while healthcare stocks plummeted ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... types decreasing by 6% on the prior year. Foreign investors' interest also cooled off during the period. Rabobank commodities analyst Paul Joules says in 2023-24, foreign investment declined 38% year on year, with offshore capital inflows totalling ...

Kenya to establish sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... what it can invest in. The exclusions include speculative derivatives, unlisted real estate, private equity, art and commodities. The fund is to be managed by the Kenya Sovereign Wealth Fund Board, headquartered in Nairobi. It will also look to appoint ...

MLC sets sights on top super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... are using the internet and consuming content to help develop their strategy. "Attention span is one of the scarcest commodities in the world. And so, as we look at content, we don't look at it as how many pages in a thought leadership report am I ...