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A new landscape for sustainable investing in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... draws on the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) framework. Prioritisation of biodiversity risks in investment strategies, as well as the improvement of data quality is expected in 2026, the report predicted, as regulatory and voluntary ...

Rest returns 'healthy' 9.22% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... option's solid long-term annualised return of 7.31% over the 10-year period to 31 December 2025, which exceeded the investment return objective of 5.83% over the same time period. This continues the Growth option's long-term track record of consistently ...

Trump plans to ban large investors from buying homes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... first-time buyers and turning them into rentals. Policy settings in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis enabled greater investment activity by large firms, while the COVID-19 pandemic is said to have seen that activity accelerate. However, research ...

Russell Investments secures $1.8bn funding from Apollo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... our clients." The refinancing does not change its ownership structure and day-to-day operations. Client portfolios, investment processes, and service delivery remain unchanged. The $550 billion asset manager said it comes against a backdrop of strong ...

AMP delivers 11% for members in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
AMP delivered a return of about 11% for its MySuper members in 2025. AMP MySuper Lifestages provides a single investment option tailored for different age groups, matching the decade the member was born in. Members invested in AMP's MySuper 1970s, 1980s ...

Saudi Arabia opens access for foreign investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... to enable non-resident foreign investors to obtain economic benefits only from listed securities, and allows direct investment in listed securities, the CMA said. Despite the imminent access, investment restrictions will be applied, with a non-residing ...

Sodali's APAC lead takes on new global role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... that as global head of activism and defense at UBS, she built the shareholder activism and defense practice for the investment bank globally. Liz Micci has also joined Sodali as chief client officer and global head of strategic communications and will ...

Apex to acquire Mercer's super admin business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... continuity for clients. The transaction, subject to Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approval, is expected to complete around the end of the first quarter of 2026. "Australia offers strong ...

M&A activity falls to two-year lows: LSEG

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... total volumes have fallen to a two-year low, London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) insight shows. The Australia Investment Banking Review Full Year 2025 report highlighted that despite a 10.1% drop in deal volumes, domestic M&A values rose 20.7% to ...

Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... "Australia's economic challenges continue to be dominated by supply rather than demand. Poor productivity growth and weak investment are not the result of a cyclical downswing, but instead are the structural consequences of a lack of economic reform ...