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Brighter Super, QIC back autonomous robot company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... spearheaded a fundraise for Future Maintenance Technologies (FMT), a robot maker focused on automating maintenance for the global rail and aviation industries. The Series A raise led by QIC Ventures and backed by its Brighter Super mandate and Taronga ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... straight. I thought, if I don't stand up and help them, who will?" Like many others, Kee lost a lot of money in the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). When she returned to Australia after that at age 40, she had to start from scratch. "I built a business ...

Severe underperformance sees Polen Capital funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... Montgomery Investment Management. Montgomery announced it would launch two strategies on behalf of the US manager, its Global Growth Fund and Global Emerging Markets Growth Fund. While the Global Growth Fund was launched in March 2021, two years later ...

Aware Super appoints head of private equity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... the role last month. As head of private equity, Satchcroft will lead the development and execution of Aware Super's global private equity strategy, overseeing portfolio construction, performance and risk across the fund's $11 billion private ...

Chalmers looks to shore up fuel supply as Iran war continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... ground' could see oil prices soar, which would hurt both equity and bond markets," Bassanese said. "As we saw in 2022, if a global energy shock plays out, there may be a further rotation from interest rate-sensitive cyclical and technology sectors ...

S64, Ardian partner to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... evergreen structure aims to offer monthly subscriptions with quarterly liquidity, providing immediate capital deployment into a global infrastructure portfolio. S64's Australian Unit Trust Platform aims to give financial intermediaries the ability to ...

AI layoffs a correction from overhiring: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... explanation deserves more credit than it is getting." Morningstar has reviewed 132 software and technology firms under its global coverage and has downgraded 40 of them. "The conclusion we'd draw is that AI is functioning as a sorting mechanism ...

Geopolitical risks, private credit threaten financial stability: RBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... funds and warehouse lending facilities. Another example is UK-based mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions, which some global banks and private credit providers reported material exposures to. In the US, the RBA pointed to some private credit funds ...

Treasury downgrades productivity assumptions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... one." Chalmers said Australia is facing inflation challenges in the near term, productivity in the medium term and ongoing global uncertainty. "Treasury estimates that GDP would be 0.6% lower in 2027 and even by 2029 would still be below where it would ...

You can't manage what you can't measure: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... desk. "You can't manage what you can't measure. So, 10-plus years ago we embarked on a journey at Vanguard to build out our global team including data scientists, sort of a more technology-focused crew," Chatfield said. "The sole reason is to help us ...