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Federated Hermes appoints global fixed income CIO

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... continues to manage seven mutual funds and other client portfolios. "Ann Ferentino brings a vast knowledge of municipal bond markets to her new role," Fisher said. "She has been integral to the performance of these assets, and we are confident that the ...

Chalmers globetrots to sell minerals for foreign investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... meetings, my focus will be on showcasing Australia's strengths as an investment destination, promoting resilience in global markets and sharing insights on the global economic outlook." Chalmers said it was a critical time to confer with his counterparts ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... that President Trump may nominate his economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, as the next Fed chair will do little to reassure markets about the Fed's independence." The US 10-year Treasury yield rose by one point to 4.19% and the US 2-year Treasury yield was ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... Zealand (0.7%). Australia's GDP is also likely to increase to 2.2% this year, the highest estimate out of the aforementioned markets. However, Commonwealth Bank head of foreign exchange, international and geoeconomics Joseph Capurso said there could ...

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... with de facto power to impose their views on social and political matters upon a large portion of the American capital markets", he added, but led to their "ability to influence corporate policy and public company management, without having to buy a ...

ASX listings, trade volumes improve in December

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... reinforce a "vibrant and attractive" local listing market. However, the parent company of Cboe Australia, Cboe Global Markets, announced its intention to exit the Australian market in November to focus on other opportunities, commencing a sale process ...

Global trade a patchwork of relationships, regional priorities: Analysis

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... This relationship positions China to benefit from a growing need for energy, goods and industrial inputs as well as new markets for finished goods, BCG explained. BCG predicts a 5.5% CAGR for China over the next decade with other BRICS+ nations and 3% ...

Global X reveals 2025 top performing ETF asset classes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... electronics and advanced manufacturing reinforced silver's role as both a precious metal and a critical industrial input. "As markets sought to pre-empt potential tariff changes, traders accelerated shipments of silver into US storage facilities, tightening ...

Equity managers' research most reliant on AI: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... expect to spend less than 5% of their previous year's budget on AI integration. Among the other asset classes, private markets managers (26%) said AI is also becoming more prominent in their research process. Fixed income managers (22%) and others (24%) ...

NGS Super appoints asset allocation lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... changing. Fixed income specialist Hamid Yahyaei has left NGS Super to join the Commonwealth Bank's global economics and markets research team. And former NGS head of equities, fixed income and alternatives Lucas Hartmann has resurfaced at TCorp after ...