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Study reveals who bares brunt of US tariffs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... according to new research from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. The report revealed that instead, they hit the American economy itself. The Kiel Institute found importers and consumers in the US bear 96% of the tariff burden. Although the US ...

Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
The US House of Representatives has passed the Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act, limiting certain pension funds from considering environmental, social and governance factors in their investment decision making. The House voted ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... threats. I will continue to do the job the Senate confirmed me to do, with integrity and a commitment to serving the American people." Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said the move from Trump appears to be a "last-ditch effort" to pressure ...

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... advisory firms with de facto power to impose their views on social and political matters upon a large portion of the American capital markets", he added, but led to their "ability to influence corporate policy and public company management, without having ...

AustralianSuper backs BlueScope rejecting $13bn bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... late 2024 for $27.5 per share and $29 per share. In both proposals, Steel Dynamics would have acquired BlueScope's North American businesses. In early 2025, Steel Dynamics tried again, offering to acquire all of BlueScope, retain its North American operations ...

Ares Management promotes private equity lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Sydney and Boston private equity teams. His time was spent roughly split between Asia Pacific private equity and North American transactions. Earlier in his career, he was an analyst at Goldman Sachs and Lazard Australia. Alongside private equity, Ares ...

Trump plans to ban large investors from buying homes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... asking Congress to codify the measure. "For a very long time, buying and owning a home was considered the pinnacle of the American Dream. It was the reward for working hard and doing the right thing... People live in homes, not corporations," he wrote. ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... said while the geopolitical risks are obvious, there are also opportunities for investors, especially given the South American nation has been cut off from global markets for around a decade. "Markets respond when isolation gives way to access. Venezuela ...

Australia's 'Super 6' embrace total portfolio approach: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... with US$1.6 trillion, followed by China's SAFE Investment Company with US$1.4 trillion. The report said the established American Public Funds 7, Canada's Maple 8 and the Euro 9, together with the fast-developing Gulf 5 and Australian Super 6 clusters ...

Super moves: AustralianSuper,HESTA, Rest

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... New York, where she led AustralianSuper's US business. She relocated to the US in 2021 to establish the fund's American operations, positioning it as a leading global investment partner. "Over the years, I've been fortunate to learn, grow ...