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IMF flags 'drawn out' inflation battle in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects global inflation will continue it's decline, but Australia will buck the trend. In its more recent World Economic Outlook (WEO), the IMF said headline global inflation is expected to fall to 3.8% in 2026 ...

APRA names super, life insurance lead

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... London office for almost nine years, before becoming co-chair and executive director of operational risk, commodity and global markets. Peter Diamond will take on the role left behind by Magill, with both appointments to take effect on February 16 of ...

Aware Super bets big on data centre boom

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... business to grow its digital infrastructure presence in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Leveraging Skyline JV's access to global hyperscale data centres, the company indirectly owns Vantage Data Centers APAC (Vantage APAC) which currently holds more ...

Spain plans sovereign wealth fund launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... is growing at double the pace of the EU. Its unemployment rate has reduced to 10.5%, a level not seen since before the Global Financial Crisis. However, the research showed Spain struggles with a productivity issue, with productivity rates well below ...

Active fund managers endure fee pressures, dominate mandates: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... active and passive fund managers overseeing several asset classes during 2024. The report captured mandates run by 329 global investment firms and 180 institutional investors. Collectively, they represent US$784 billion in assets under management (AUM) ...

Oxfam calls for net wealth tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... "While millions of Australians are cutting back on essentials, struggling with soaring rents and mortgages, and watching global crises like conflict in Yemen, Sudan and Syria receive dwindling humanitarian support; Australia's billionaires are accumulating ...

MWL complainants given $100k in lead decision outcome

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... of the lost trauma insurance benefit," it said. The lead decision reviews for Financial Services Group Australia, United Global Capital and Next Generation Advice are ongoing, and the ombudsman will continue to issue updates.

NGS Super appoints Robeco to manage two new mandates

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... appointment coincided with the fund's fixed income specialist Hamid Yahyaei exiting to join Commonwealth Bank's global economics and markets research team.

Geoeconomic conflicts, extreme weather threaten global stability: WEF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... report from the World Economic Forum finds. Released ahead of the annual World Economic Forum kicking off on January 19, the Global Risks Report lays out the worst-case scenarios facing investors and business leaders. Geoeconomic confrontation emerged ...

State Street boosts digital asset access with new platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... highest standards of security and compliance," Ambrosius said. "By pairing blockchain connectivity with robust controls and global servicing expertise, we're enabling institutions to confidently embrace tokenisation as part of their core strategy with ...