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FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... think the odds are on our side." That was the message from Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei at the World Economic Forum in Davos, as the race for global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) gains historic pace. Anthropic is building the large ...

State Street enters strategic alliance with Qatar

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... largest financial institution and is 50% owned by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. The deal was signed during the World Economic Forum in Davos in the presence of Qatar's Minister of Finance. State Street said the deal was a significant milestone for its ...

Mercer's Helga Birgden departs after 18 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... 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 framework for dealing with climate risk, including climate modelling ...

Gold soars over Trump's Greenland rhetoric

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... gold's rally may be up for debate as Trump wound back threats to take Greenland by force when he addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos overnight. "I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force," Trump said. "We want a ...

Geoeconomic conflicts, extreme weather threaten global stability: WEF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... the next two years, while climate change will be the biggest threat over the long term, a report from the World Economic Forum finds. Released ahead of the annual World Economic Forum kicking off on January 19, the Global Risks Report lays out the worst-case ...

Trump plans to ban large investors from buying homes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... single-family homes. Trump said he will have more to say on the topic and his plans when he appears at the World Economic Forum in Davos later this month.

Australian businesses most worried about possible recession: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
Findings from World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey suggest Australian business leaders are most concerned with economic risks like recession in the coming years. The Executive Opinion Survey, conducted in partnership with Zurich and Marsh ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... Australia is in a unique situation as it leads when it comes to educating females based on metrics by the World Economic Forum. But their representation falls behind in the workforce. According to the Global Gender Gap Index, Australia lags it comes ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... attractive entry point for green investors. The finding comes from a Capgemini report launched at Davos as the World Economic Forum kicks off. The global consulting firm surveyed 2500 senior executives across 17 countries and nine industries. Seventy ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
The World Economic Forum released its Global Gender Gap Report for 2024 revealing that, at the current pace, it will take another 134 years - equivalent to five generations - to achieve full gender parity. Globally, the gender gap has closed by just ...
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