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Spain plans sovereign wealth fund launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... struggles with a productivity issue, with productivity rates well below the European average. It was suggested significant investment in AI could help turn this around.

EQT stands firm on defence, blames ASIC, third parties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... NQ Super and Pension platforms, and Super Simplifier Superannuation Fund approved the inclusion of Shield on their investment menus. It was available from February 2022 to August 2023. However, EQT blames ASIC for failing to warn the market and ETSL ...

Active fund managers endure fee pressures, dominate mandates: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... managers continue to face fee pressures but still ensnare a large chunk of major mandates, a new study from institutional investment consulting firm Callan shows. San Francisco-based Callan's 2025 Investment Management Fee Study drew on fees earned by ...

Oxfam calls for net wealth tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
The average Australian billionaires' wealth grew by almost $600,000 a day in the past year, or over $10.5 billion collectively, Oxfam research found. Globally, billionaire wealth jumped by over 16% in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year ...

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 ...

NGS Super appoints Robeco to manage two new mandates

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... mandates further strengthen our partnership with NGS Super and underscore our shared commitment to delivering innovative investment solutions." NGS Super chief investment officer Ben Squires described the partnership as a crucial step in expanding the ...

BlackRock, State Street see assets climb

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... wealth and 401(k), to active ETFs, to private markets data, to digital assets and tokenisation." Meantime, State Street Investment Management reported a 20% jump in its AUM to US$5.7 trillion in the quarter-end, driven by higher market levels and net ...

Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
The US House of Representatives has passed the Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act, limiting certain pension funds from considering environmental, social and governance factors in their investment decision making. The House voted ...

Australian Ethical FUM dips on negative performance

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... (FUM) to $14.08 billion in the quarter ending 31 December 2025. The manager said the decrease was driven by negative investment performance and an inorganic institutional outflow during the period. It attributed the negative investment performance of ...

State Street boosts digital asset access with new platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... navigating the rapidly evolving digital asset sector, 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 ...