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Federated Hermes expands Asia presence

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... on Asia's "rapidly growing" wealth market. The announcement follows the appointment of its global fixed income chief investment officer earlier this month to succeed Robert Ostrowski, who is retiring in May this year. The firm said the Hong Kong office ...

'No benefit in switching super': AFCA finalises FSGA lead decision

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has determined inappropriate advice provided by Financial Services Group Australia (FSGA) led to one client's $200,000 financial loss. In December, AFCA said it received more than 1800 complainants ...

Openmarkets to merge, list on Nasdaq

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
Trading and wealth management technology provider Openmarkets has entered a plan to merge with Lake Superior Acquisition Corp - a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Upon completion of the merger, the newly combined entity will ...

Janus Henderson to acquire Richard Bernstein Advisors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... Henderson has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of Richard Bernstein Advisors. Richard Bernstein Advisors is an investment manager focused on longer-term investment strategies that combine top-down, macroeconomic analysis and quantitatively driven ...

Rodney Forrest handed prison sentence for $3m insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
Former investment manager Rodney Forrest has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment for insider trading and procuring others to trade in more than $3 million of Platinum Asset Management shares. In August 2024, Forrest secretly accessed the computer ...

Unemployment rate may tip the scale in favour of February RBA hike

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
The unemployment rate fell to 4.1% in December, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The unexpectedly robust employment numbers have added to the possibility of a Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate hike back when the board ...

State Street enters strategic alliance with Qatar

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
State Street Corporation and QNB Group have announced a strategic alliance to introduce a new custody servicing model in Qatar. Under the agreement, State Street and QNB Group have agreed to collaborate, with service agreements to be finalised and executed ...

EQT to acquire Coller Capital to form new secondaries platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... secondaries business segment alongside EQT's existing private capital and real assets segments. Coller Capital chief investment officer and managing partner Jeremy Coller will become the head of Coller EQT and join EQT's executive committee. He will ...

CFS, Stockspot deliver double-digit returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... retirement savings safely and responsibly for more than 30 years and we are thrilled to have once again delivered strong investment performance for our MySuper members," CFS Superannuation chief executive Kelly Power said. "Our members continue to benefit ...

GCQ hires longtime Platinum executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
GCQ Funds Management has appointed a former Platinum Asset Management executive as investment director. Reporting to GCQ's chief investment officer Doug Tynan, Douglas Isles will have with day-to-day responsibility for workflow and professional ...