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Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... maximising investment returns - or 'pecuniary-only" factors - must be prioritised above all else, saying ESG investments may be considered risky. The Biden Administration had previously passed laws that determined where two investments were largely ...

'Generous' UK State Pension reforms to hit expats

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... who lived and worked in the UK for at least three consecutive years and made contributions to the National Insurance scheme may be eligible to receive a UK State Pension. This will now increase to 10 consecutive years. Having some impacted clients who ...

Performance test changes not necessary: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... money. Speaking to Financial Standard, Parker said it's important to make improvements to the test for new asset classes that may emerge, but in terms of how the $354 billion fund invests, things are unlikely to change. "Can you make improvements in ...

Financing the technological revolution: AI issuance in credit

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) in credit markets, experts say the scale is greater than many may realise. In a statement to Financial Standard, Ninety One's portfolio manager and co-head developed markets specialist credit Darpan ...

ETF investors bet on global diversification, FX hedging

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... Betashares forecasts the industry will exceed $500 billion in 2028, however, noting that it is increasingly possible that it may occur in 2027. Equity ETFs dominated flows in 2025, with $7.3 billion flowing into broad-based global share ETFs making the ...

Federated Hermes appoints global fixed income CIO

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... officer to chief investment officer for its global fixed income portfolio, who will succeed Robert Ostrowski when he retires in May of this year. Gallo has also served as the co-head of the Municipal Bond Group, but as he assumes the new responsibilities ...

ASIC seeks feedback on updating financial reports relief guidance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... time," ASIC said. The proposed changes include added scenarios when ASIC is unable to provide retrospective relief and where it may be able to grant prospective relief, while highlighting the areas the authority is unlikely to provide a no-action letter ...

Forrests' donation crowns WA as most generous state: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... partner Craig Robinson said while it is not always the main driver for making charitable donations, obtaining a tax deduction may enable taxpayers to be more generous. "When considering a donation, taxpayers will only be able to claim a deduction for ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... Bassanese said the move from Trump appears to be a "last-ditch effort" to pressure Powell to not only end his term as chair in May, but also to step down concurrently from the FOMC, despite that term not expiring until January 2028. "Trump is playing ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... settings in shaping inflation outcomes and persistence," the 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 ...