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'Generous' UK State Pension reforms to hit expats

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
The UK government's significant changes to its State Pension rules from April will impact many expatriates who are relying on these "generous" payments as an income stream, according to a financial adviser. From 6 April 2026, the UK State Pension ...

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 ...

First batch of specialist advisers graduate SMSFA program

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
The SMSF Association has seen the graduation of the first cohort of specialist advisers under its revamped SMSF Specialist Adviser (SSA) accreditation. A total of 37 participants completed the program. Since its inception, more than 2300 professionals ...

Performance test changes not necessary: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
Following Treasurer Jim Chalmers' Economic Roundtable last year, changes to the superannuation performance test were flagged as a tool that could allow funds to invest in more diverse asset classes without worrying about failure. However, Australian ...

Fidelity names research director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Fidelity International has appointed a new research director as it moves to strengthen its coverage across the Asia Pacific. Rajesh Gannamani has relocated from Singapore to take on the Sydney-based role, reporting to John Stavis, head of equity research ...

Fairlight adds Sydney partner

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Fairlight Capital Partners has appointed a new partner as it continues to tap into the Australian adviser and family office markets. William George joins the employee-owned firm from his role as associate director of The Table Club, an Australian family ...

Cordis AM winds up only fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Cordis Asset Management will close its only fund, the Cordis Global Medical Technology Fund, after more than four years in operation. Cordis chief executive Michael Cartmill told Financial Standard it was a "difficult but disciplined" decision that ...

Maple-Brown Abbott partners to launch global infra fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure (MBA GLI), a Maple-Brown Abbott affiliate, is partnering with a London-based asset manager to launch a UCITS fund for global infrastructure, expecting assets under management (AUM) of circa $899 million. ...

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 ...

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 ...