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Australia can lead energy transition, climate investing: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... investing in climate technology alongside family offices and climate funds since 2016, initially in Australia. It shifted its focus to opportunities in the US about three years ago but is now pivoting elsewhere. Given the country's new anti-climate ...

Underinvestment in Southeast Asia a 'big issue' for Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... Australia and the region." The strategy has since taken over 300 investors and corporate to the region with "specialised focus" across renewable energy, technology and agriculture. Financial Standard is a media partner of the Impact Investment Summit ...

Trump Media to launch ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... alongside other crypto assets like Bitcoin. The non-digital component is expected to include securities with a "Made in America focus," spanning sectors such as energy. The funds will be available to investors through Crypto.com's broker dealer Foris ...

AZ NGA practices merge on road to 'super firm'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... planning, aged care and life insurance," Molesworth said. "Through this merger, our clients can access inhouse specialists who focus on areas like aged care and life insurance all day, every day, which will also release Rob and I to focus on our stre ...

Hearts & Minds revalues position amid Opthea fallout

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
Following Regal's lead, Hearts & Minds Investments has now also revalued its holding in Opthea following its failed clinical trials. Yesterday, Regal announced it had significantly devalued its holdings in the biopharmaceutical company after it ...

Labor accelerates defence spending

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... government's 2024 National Defence Strategy set in motion a transformation of the Australian Defence Force's capability, focus and structure, he said, underpinned by a $330 billion investment in the Defence Integrated Investment Program out to ...

Sliver of Aussie global equity managers beat index: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
Just 15% of active Australian global equity fund managers outperformed the benchmark, making 2024 one of the worst years for performance, the latest SPIVA Scorecard shows. Last year saw 85% of active global equity funds struggle to keep pace over the ...

What to expect in the 2025 Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... expected to deliver spending measures but to seek to not put upward pressure on inflation," Bloxham said. "Policymakers should focus on repairing the structural deficit, but in a pre-election budget this is not easy. Ideally, a significant focus on productivity-enhancing ...

My Dealer Services partners to enhance adviser education

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
The Sydney-based firm has secured access to Colonial First State's (CFS) FirstTech division for the more than 400 financial advisers within its network. The educational partnership provides My Dealer Services (MDS) adviser members with the "most up ...

Splintered globalisation a boon for AI, metals, EVs: PGIM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... future." Investors should consider industrial real estate, and transport and power providers in these countries, as well as focus on those with "privileged access to free-trade zones such as Poland and Mexico, or countries with comparative advantages ...