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Federated Hermes expands Asia presence

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... year. The firm said the Hong Kong office marks a strategic expansion as the firm look to deepen relationships with private banks, family offices, wealth intermediaries and institutional investors across the Asia Pacific region. Federated Hermes said ...

AMP to relaunch SMSF property lending solution

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... decade ago. AMP made the decision to remove the solution in 2018, as the SMSF lending sector was shifting from traditional banks to non-bank lenders. SuperEdge, once relaunched, will provide SMSFs trustees, particularly pre-retirees, who want to invest ...

Mercer's Helga Birgden departs after 18 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... stakeholders. Her clients include the World Bank Group, International Finance Corporation, G20, and several development banks. She has co-authored climate investing reports with the World Economic Forum and led Mercer's work providing a practical ...

Gold soars over Trump's Greenland rhetoric

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... greater resilience than bonds when real yields rise. This reflects sustained, largely price-insensitive demand from central banks seeking to diversify reserves, contributing to a partial decoupling from the historical inverse relationship between real ...

Australian profits flat as global earnings soar to record highs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... companies were the largest contributors to the world's profits, accounting for just under one-third of total earnings in 2025; banks alone contributed just under a fifth. "Corporate balance sheets are stronger than they were pre-pandemic, and the discipline ...

The revolving door of opportunities for advisers in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... advisers in the new year. Eliot said that 2026 will be largely defined by the ongoing sale of USD-dominated assets by central banks, and a continuing trend in precious metals. "Our priority is to navigate these uncertainties with a prudent, diversified ...

IMF flags 'drawn out' inflation battle in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... and Norway are also projected to see some drawn-out persistence in above-target inflation," it said. The IMF said central banks must tailor monetary policy to uphold price stability amid ongoing shifts in the global economic landscape. "Monetary policymakers ...

Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... One such bill was introduced in 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 ...

Bullock in 'full solidarity' with Powell

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... administration. "We stand in full solidarity with the Federal Reserve System and its chair Jerome Powell. The independence of central banks is a cornerstone of price, financial and economic stability in the interest of the citizens that we serve," the ...

Global X reveals 2025 top performing ETF asset classes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... said. "Copper climbed to a fresh record high in December, breaking past the US$12,000 per tonne mark, with some investment banks forecasting further price appreciation for the red metal in 2026 and 2027." Critical and green metals rounded out the list ...