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Study reveals who bares brunt of US tariffs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
Contrary to US government rhetoric, the cost of US import tariffs is not borne by foreign exporters, according to new research from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. The report revealed that instead, they hit the American economy itself. The ...

ASIC returns $40m of CFD losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... licensed CFD issuers, requiring them to show how they were distributing their high-risk products. In the report, Risky business: Driving change in CFD issuers' distribution practices, ASIC found widespread weaknesses in how CFD issuers complied with ...

Aware Super bets big on data centre boom

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
Aware Super has committed $460 million to the Skyline JV data centre 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 ...

Alexis George to retire, new AMP chief named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... leadership. "Alexis has guided AMP through a significant transformation that has streamlined the organisation and focused each business on its strongest growth opportunities. She stabilised the business and oversaw the successful sale of AMP Capital ...

Spain plans sovereign wealth fund launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... expire later this year. The use of the funds, which were largely given in expectation of reforms to overhaul Spanish business models, have acted as an alternative budget for the country since 2023. According to the International Monetary Fund and BBVA ...

MWL complainants given $100k in lead decision outcome

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has finalised its review of MWL Financial Services' lead decision, confirming the business, which is in liquidation, did not act in the complainant's best interest. In December, AFCA unveiled the lead decisions for ...

BlackRock, State Street see assets climb

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... technology and artificial intelligence to drive further transformation across the franchise, continued growth of our core business, and expanding client solutions through innovation," O'Hanley said.

Geoeconomic conflicts, extreme weather threaten global stability: WEF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... 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 as the biggest threat to a global economy in the short term that could potentially ...

Australian Ethical FUM dips on negative performance

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... mandate will not impact profits, as the annual revenue of $0.3 million will be offset by planned simplification of the business platform and cost savings. Australian Ethical recently appointed a new chief risk officer and chief operating officer, along ...

State Street boosts digital asset access with new platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
State Street has launched a new digital asset platform as it looks to broaden institutional investors' access to the asset class. The new platform enables State Street to continue to develop "core products" like tokenised money markets funds (MMFs) ...