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Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... Administration had previously passed laws that determined where two investments were largely the same in return potential, the most sustainable option could be selected. Under the new legislation, in instances such as these, the most sustainable option ...

Geoeconomic conflicts, extreme weather threaten global stability: WEF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
Geoeconomic confrontation is the "most severe risk" that will herald a new phase of volatility over the next two years, while climate change will be the biggest threat over the long term, a report from the World Economic Forum finds. Released ahead ...

State Street boosts digital asset access with new platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... asset class into a fully regulated part of Australia's financial system." Domestically, late last year ASIC labelled most digital assets, including wrapped tokens, stablecoins, tokenised securities and digital asset wallets, as financial products ...

I Squared Capital rolls out $300m sustainable energy solution

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... power generation within a single, scaled platform, we aim to deliver clean power that is available when customers need it most, without compromising grid resilience." "This investment reflects our long-term conviction in the region and our strategy of ...

Blackstone promotes first private wealth hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... real estate acquisition of Hamilton Island from the Oatley family in December. Australia is home to some of Blackstone's most significant investments, including Crown Resorts, the country's largest hospitality employer with three premium entertainment ...

Fidelity names research director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... has over ten years of experience with Fidelity and will manage the analyst teams across both Australia and India. He was most recently a portfolio manager in Fidelity's global emerging markets team, focusing on Asian investments. Before his three ...

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 ...

Morningstar bulks up managed portfolios team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... distribution strategy for its managed portfolios across licensees, platforms, advice practices and financial advisers. His most recent role was head of intermediary distribution at Antipodes Group. Previously, he held senior positions at Maple-Brown ...

Robust demand keeps SDA, PBSA assets firmly on investors' radar

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... yield with inflation-linked growth and exposure to additional equity upside as the sector matures, are a good addition to most portfolios and complement allocations to private credit and more traditional asset classes for that matter," Couper said. Although ...

Financing the technological revolution: AI issuance in credit

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... portfolio manager and co-head developed markets specialist credit Darpan Harar said a few key companies are behind the surge. "Most of the issuance has come from large, investment-grade 'hyperscalers' - the likes of Alphabet, Amazon, Meta - which ...