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Fed leaves rates on hold as Powell issues message to Trump

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... However, Powell and 12 other global central banking leaders felt the potential indictment was a show of force from US President Donald Trump who has been outspoken about his desire for the Fed to cut rates. As a result of the hold overnight, GSFM market ...

EQT to acquire Coller Capital to form new secondaries platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... shareholder of Coller Capital, will become a shareholder in EQT. State Street Investment Management chief executive and president Yie-Hsin Hung said: "We see this as an exciting evolution in our strategic partnership with Coller Capital. We are keen ...

Gold soars over Trump's Greenland rhetoric

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
Safe-haven assets are being favoured by investors with gold prices skyrocketing off the back of US President Donald Trump's rhetoric around Greenland. Global X ETFs said it has seen average weekly flows into its suite of gold ETFs increase in 2026 as ...

Legacy technology stagnates insurers' business progression: Clearwater Analytics

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... increased M&A activity, the firm explained. Commenting on the findings, Clearwater Analytics chief strategy officer and president of Asia Pacific Shane Akeroyd said while insurers are showing confidence in their digital progress, the research reveals ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... years to aid liquidity and risk management. He said the decision is "not directly related" to the ongoing attempts by US President Donald Trump to take over Greenland, but "it has of course not made the decision any more difficult to make." Akademiker ...

Partners Group launches new strategy, appoints lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... of partnering with founders, owners, and other stakeholders to drive transformational value creation." Partners Group president Juri Jenkner added: "We believe the coming economic transformation, amplified by continued macro-economic uncertainty, will ...

Aware Super bets big on data centre boom

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... advance its reach in the APAC region, which it believes to be the strongest growing cloud region globally. Vantage APAC president Jeremy Deutsch said: "Vantage's APAC business is growing at an unprecedented pace. We appreciate the confidence our ...

Trump imposes tariffs as Greenland bid escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
US President Donald Trump has escalated his bid to acquire Greenland, imposing additional tariffs on European allies. The 10% tariffs on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and the UK is effective February 1 ...

Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... factors and financial returns - protecting the retirement security of those saving for a brighter future." In December, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Department of Labor to "strengthen ERISA fiduciary rules and increase ...

State Street boosts digital asset access with new platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... while leveraging capabilities from its bank division and State Street Investment Management. Commenting, State Street president of investment services Joerg Ambrosius said the launch marks a significant step in the firm's digital asset strategy. "We ...