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Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... Texas in 2021 and implemented in 2022, boycotting several institutions including 10 major banks. About a year later, analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Wharton School found doing so cost the state of Texas as much as US$500 million ...

Federated Hermes appoints global fixed income CIO

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... committee, which is responsible for tactical portfolio duration positioning grounded in macroeconomic business cycle analysis and valuation indicators. In her role as the sole head of the Municipal Bond Group, Ferentino will take over full oversight ...

Chalmers globetrots to sell minerals for foreign investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... Society. Rudd previously served in the same role between 2021 and 2023. He will also head the Society's Centre for China Analysis.

Forrests' donation crowns WA as most generous state: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... Fortescue shares to the Minderoo Foundation has crowned Western Australia the most generous state in the country, a new analysis by KPMG reveals. KPMG modelling of 2023 financial year Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data saw a jump in donations from ...

Global trade a patchwork of relationships, regional priorities: Analysis

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... growth in economic nationalism and increasing tariffs, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said. After conducting new scenario analysis, BCG offered four possible models for the future of global trade in the next 10 years. The greatest momentum is behind a ...

Equity managers' research most reliant on AI: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... (AI) for their research, with the latter saying it is no longer an "additive" but an integral part of this function, new analysis shows. Frontier Advisors' latest Frontier AI Index report, which is based on 210 responses from local and international ...

Super moves: WATC, Medibank, HESTA, Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... structured credit analyst across $8 billion of securitisation assets. Responsibilities included the origination, credit analysis, structuring and management of loans within the portfolio to achieve mandated risk-adjusted returns. Before that, he was ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... APRA-regulated super funds under management, around 43%, will be managed by internal investment teams by 2043. Rainmaker's analysis also shows that bigger super funds are more likely to embrace change, with most of it being overseen by AustralianSuper ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... persist, managing exposure on the yield curve is also crucial; and disparities in fundamentals can reward rigorous credit analysis in high yield, emerging markets and sectors facing structural transition. "Given recent stronger than expected economic ...

Equity Trustees hit with additional licence conditions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... investment due diligence undertaken in relation to new investment options; identifying key risks, and ensuring independent analysis of information received from investment managers and external research and rating agencies; and the adequacy of investment ...