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Macquarie 'preparing for all contingencies' as conflict continues

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... what's going on in the Middle East, and it has woken the world up to how dependent we are on some of the energy commodities coming out of there." Wikramanayake said Macquarie believes renewable energy has a big role to play to manage the challenge ...

Former ASIC deputy chair Crennan steps in as York St Capital chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Daniel Crennan as chair. York St Capital is a Melbourne-based multi-asset investment firm focused on digital assets, commodities and real estate. It has recently expanded its presence into the United Arab Emirates and established fund structures in the ...

Trump hit by Supreme Court's 'body blow', strikes back with 15% global tariff

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... trade partners are now considered unlawful. Barclays said the decision excludes the Section 232 sectoral tariffs on commodities like steel, aluminum, autos, copper, trucks, lumber and the Section 301 tariffs on China. The decision to strike down the ...

Impact Alpha Partners boosts team ahead of new strategy launch

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... Singapore, and Hong Kong, and at Lehman Brothers in Australia. He brings expertise across fixed income, currency, commodities, and derivatives. Currently, he serves as founder and managing director of Dual Capital, chairman of Finport Finance, and managing ...

NSW government to turn deficit into surplus of over $1bn in FY28: TCorp

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... increasingly characterised by volatility and churn, consistency and predictability become prized and sought-after commodities."

Macquarie sees 'substantially' higher profits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... to $172.2 billion. This was partially offset by lower margins due to competition and changes in the portfolio mix. Commodities and global markets continued to outperform due to higher income across asset finance but was partially offset by higher operating ...

Global X rides silver's highs

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... commodity," he added. SLVM is trading at $54.22 per share at time of publication. It adds to the suite of 12 Global X commodities ETFs, including the Global X Physical Silver Structured ETF (ETPMAG), Copper Miners ETF (WIRE), and the Physical Structured ...

Apostle executive exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... within the lender - power and carbon trading - reporting to former Commonwealth Bank executive Alex Toone, who runs commodities at Westpac. Before Apostle, Donovan was executive director of carbon and power markets at Commonwealth Bank, responsible for ...

ASIC returns $40m of CFD losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... industry review. CFDs allow investors to speculate on the price movements of assets such as shares, currencies or commodities, without owning them. Between October 2024 and December 2025, ASIC reviewed 52 licensed CFD issuers, requiring them to show ...

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 ...