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US and Aussie shares 'incredibly divergent': UniSuper

VINNY VUCAGO | TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026

... usage is now skyrocketing," Colosimo said. The scale of investment is also accelerating combined capital expenditure from Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta is expected to reach US$715 billion this year. "The markets really focussed on the shortage of ...

Senior housing, retail stand out in global property markets: Bedingfield

VINNY VUCAGO | THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026

... now returning to physical stores after discovering online-only models left them vulnerable to dominant platforms such as Amazon. Global shopping centre occupancy rates have since tightened sharply, while new retail supply remains limited. At the same ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026

... real, especially in light of some of the changes in how companies in the sector are raising funds. The hyperscalers like Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Oracle have been moving from financing via cash and/or equity to greater reliance on the debt markets ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026

... processors that train and run AI models. The next layer is infrastructure, dominated by hyperscale cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, which provide the computing capacity, storage and networking required to deploy AI at ...

Financing the technological revolution: AI issuance in credit

ANGELIQUE MINAS | WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026

... the surge. "Most of the issuance has come from large, investment-grade 'hyperscalers' - the likes of Alphabet, Amazon, Meta - which are now funding a sizeable amount of their AI capex with record-sized bond deals," he said. An article by BetaShares ...

Big tech has "inconsequential" carbon emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026

... companies a score of "C", representing inconsequential planning for transition to lower emissions. Other names such as Amazon and Tesla have an even lower score, reflecting a non-commitment to disclosing climate targets and not providing sufficient information ...

ETF Shares reduces management fee

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025

... conviction investment strategy, investing in the "Magnificent 7" stocks, comprising Nvidia, Tesla, Google, Facebook (Meta), Amazon, Apple and Microsoft. It uses a rules-based and quantitative approach by selecting the top 10 stocks on the Nasdaq and ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025

... occupied Palestinian territory OPT]". Some of the most well-known globally are Microsoft, Alphabet, Airbnb and Booking.com, Amazon, Palantir Technology, Lockheed Martin, Elbit Systems and Caterpillar. Several superannuation funds offer options labelled ...

NRFC invests in brain-computer interface devices

ANGELIQUE MINAS | FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025

... solution," he said. Synchron is the only BCI company in the world that collaborates with tech giants, including Apple, Nvidia, Amazon and Open AI. NRFC is a key investor in Syncron's $305 million Series D funding round. The BCI device project is one ...

Norway wealth fund told to pause ethical divestments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025

... first adopted in 2004 and they require revisiting. He added that the world's most valuable companies, including Nvidia, Amazon, Apple and Meta, account for 16% of the fund's total stock holdings and, under the current guidelines, the fund would need ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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