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Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... financial returns - protecting the retirement security of those saving for a brighter future." In December, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Department of Labor to "strengthen ERISA fiduciary rules and increase fiduciaries' ...

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 ...

Chalmers globetrots to sell minerals for foreign investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... across Democrat and Republican Members, and of course as well across civil society and across officials." US President Donald Trump was outspoken about his dislike of Rudd during his tenure. In 2024 Trump said Rudd was "nasty" and in October last year ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... the action is less about his statement, and more an act of political pressure and intimidation from US President Donald Trump's administration. "I have deep respect for the rule of law and for accountability in our democracy. No one - certainly not the ...

Australia evades tariff shocks, CPI to surge in 2026: UN

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... report highlighted. Notably, the report indicated that Australia may have overcome the worst of the US President Donald Trump's tariff war. As at the end of October 2025, the estimated average effective tariff rate, based on 2024 trade data, reached ...

Trump plans to ban large investors from buying homes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
US President Donald Trump says he will look to ban large institutional investors from buying up certain residential properties. In a social media post this morning, Trump said he is "immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from ...

Three megatrends to watch in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... were front of mind as we went into 2025," Miller said. "A persistent theme in 2025 was the impact of US President Donald Trump's trade measures. Markets were worried about elevated geopolitical risk. "Markets were also worried that inflation would be ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
In the book The Lucky Country, the late author Donald Horne provides a piercing assessment of Australia in 1964, stating that its prosperity is derived from good fortune rather than industriousness or ambition. He ruminated about the future challenges ...

Quant investing bounces back post Trump whipsaw

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
US President Donald Trump's policies have had a negative impact on quant investors' strategies, but the investment style has now bounced back and is entering a positive growth phase. That's according to Simone Haslinger, chief executive ...

Majority reject crypto investments in super fund: Swyftx

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... assets. Meanwhile, overseas pension funds like Michigan's state pension fund also now have exposure. US President Donald Trump also signed an executive order earlier this year to expand alternative investments in 401(k) funds. Titman noted that there ...