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Mercer Investments axes managers, awards fresh mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
Mercer Investments culled several fund managers overseeing its international shares strategies following a strategic review that included retaining Schroder Investment Management and awarding mandates to two new fund managers. The restructure affects ...

ASIC seeks feedback on updating financial reports relief guidance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... 2011, providing guidance for entities seeking relief from the financial reporting and audit requirements of the Corporations Act for companies, disclosing entities, registered managed investment schemes, corporate collective investment vehicles, and ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... Reserve office buildings. However, Powell gave a scathing statement, saying 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 ...

APRA executive director of super, life insurance exits

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has noted the departure of executive director life insurance, private health insurance and superannuation (LPHIS) Carmen Beverley-Smith. APRA said Beverley-Smith has resigned to take up an opportunity ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... tariff rate, based on 2024 trade data, reached 8.9% for Australia, reflecting a low International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) reciprocal tariff baseline rate of 10%, the report said. Meanwhile, the effective tariff rate for Japan was 14.7% ...

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... thrived since 1988, when the Department of Labor released its "Avon Letter." In it, the department asserted that "the fiduciary act of managing plan assets that are shares of corporate stock includes the voting of proxies" and that proxy voting determinations ...

GESB alignment strategy sees member, FUM growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... Australian public sector. In May 2025, GESB implemented its One Fund strategy, which involved several State Superannuation Act amendments to allow the scheme to receive contributions for members from non-government employers, meaning they can now keep ...

ASX listings, trade volumes improve in December

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
The latest ASX monthly activity report indicates a healthy rebound in listing numbers, with 18 listings in December, bringing total listings for the second half of 2025 to 62. While this marked an improvement, the number of companies delisting climbed ...

SMEs prepare for Payday Super cashflow crunch

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
The Payday Super reforms, effective from July, will hit cashflows of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as they scramble to pay superannuation to employees sooner. Earlypay chief executive James Beeson has urged SMEs to begin preparing for the Payday ...

Global X reveals 2025 top performing ETF asset classes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
Global X has revealed that precious metals, copper miners and critical minerals were among the best-performing ETF asset classes in 2025, saying investors gravitated towards real assets amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty, inflation concerns and ...