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Zurich Australia offloads investment management business

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... market." Meanwhile, Zurich Australia and New Zealand chief executive Justin Delaney said the transaction allows the firm to focus on its core operations. "Over many years, Zurich Investment Management has delivered compelling managed fund solutions to ...

Global X rides silver's highs

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
Global X has launched the Global X Silver Miners ETF (SLVM), the business' second silver-focused product, now available on the ASX. The launch also marks Australia's first dedicated silver miners ETF, which tracks the Solactive Global Silver Miners ...

Fed leaves rates on hold as Powell issues message to Trump

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) left the interest rate on hold at 3.5% - 3.75% overnight, as was widely expected. The rate hold comes in the wake of the US Department of Justice serving the Fed with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment ...

Brighter Super names chief investment officer

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... at a time where markets and geopolitics are increasingly interconnected and complex. "While Brighter Super has a strong focus on investing in Australia and Queensland, a significant portion of members' assets are invested offshore, and experience ...

Federated Hermes expands Asia presence

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... intermediaries and institutional investors across the Asia Pacific region. Federated Hermes said the move reflects the business's focus on wealth and retail distribution segments, where the firm sees "significant" opportunities as client portfolios grow ...

Openmarkets to merge, list on Nasdaq

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... tokenisation, as well as offering its technology and services internationally. Openmarkets' digital assets strategy will initially focus on offering secure and compliant fractionalisation of real-world assets such as funds, real estate, private equity ...

Janus Henderson to acquire Richard Bernstein Advisors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
Janus Henderson has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of Richard Bernstein Advisors. Richard Bernstein Advisors is an investment manager focused on longer-term investment strategies that combine top-down, macroeconomic analysis and quantitatively ...

AMP to relaunch SMSF property lending solution

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
AMP Bank is bringing back its residential self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) property lending solution, SuperEdge, after removing it nearly a decade ago. AMP made the decision to remove the solution in 2018, as the SMSF lending sector was shifting ...

EQT to acquire Coller Capital to form new secondaries platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... well positioned to deliver integrated solutions across both primary and secondary markets, underpinned by a disciplined focus on performance." Meanwhile, Coller noted that there are compelling opportunities in secondaries and the partnership will allow ...

CFS, Stockspot deliver double-digit returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... Superannuation chief executive Kelly Power said. "Our members continue to benefit from a disciplined investment process and sustained focus on maintaining low fees." CFS chief investment officer Jonathan Armitage said the results reflected its commitment ...