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Bullock in 'full solidarity' with Powell

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... was related, in part, to a multi-year project to renovate historic Federal Reserve office buildings. However, Powell - and now other central bank leaders - believe the move from the Trump administration is less about his statement, and more an act of ...

Big tech has "inconsequential" carbon emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... US$53 trillion in revenues and more than 55% of global carbon emissions. It found that 25% of companies across industries are now reporting low-carbon investments, with many allocating well above the 7% median share of total capital expenditure. Some ...

Mercer Investments axes managers, awards fresh mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... Shares Fund. The former had six fund managers while the latter had four. The restructure meant only three fund managers are now overseeing the two strategies. The changes took effect on 12 December 2025. Incumbent Schroders, and newcomers PanAgora Asset ...

KKR chief operating officer steps down

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... and management engaged with the firm to explore alternative deals that would be in the best interest of shareholders and is now in exclusive talks with Bain Capital.

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... metastasised over time across the regulatory landscape. While it took a few decades, investment adviser proxy voting policies now almost universally reflect the coupled mantras of 'votes have value' and 'we will vote all proxies,'" he said. "This created ...

GESB alignment strategy sees member, FUM growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... Superannuation Act amendments to allow the scheme to receive contributions for members from non-government employers, meaning they can now keep their GESB account when they leave the public service. In doing so, GESB was aligning to the Your Future ...

SMEs prepare for Payday Super cashflow crunch

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... to employees sooner. Earlypay chief executive James Beeson has urged SMEs to begin preparing for the Payday Super reforms now. He noted that while most commentary has focused on compliance, the bigger issue for many operators is the forced change to ...

AustralianSuper backs BlueScope rejecting $13bn bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... day after BlueScope issued the scathing takeover rejection, AustralianSuper increased its shareholding from 12.5% to 13.52%, now holding 52.9 million shares and significant voting power. An AustralianSuper spokesperson told Financial Standard the super ...

Super moves: WATC, Medibank, HESTA, Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... where he previously spent five years as an assistant portfolio manager before moving into the superannuation sector. Then, as now, his remit included funding, liquidity management and IR/FX hedging across the group. Earlier in his career, Trajkovski ...

Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... it stands, the positive developments from today's inflation print could be enough to keep the rate hike wolves at bay for now, but the outlook over 2026 is far from certain." Hannah said after three rate cuts last year, the best-case scenario is for ...