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Chalmers spurs on private sector investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... pace in almost half a decade and was the primary driver of growth in the quarter, driven by a surge of investment in technology. It's a similar story for housing." Chalmers said while there is "no shortage of challenges" in the Australian economy, the ...

Australian businesses most worried about possible recession: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... decisions. Whilst economic downturn has remained a consistent consideration both globally and in Australia, concerns around technology and health have become increasingly dominant, and the prominence of climate change and environmental risk perceptions ...

Datt Capital opens small cap fund to retail investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... and growth drivers in the small-cap sector, closely tied to domestic demand and structural trends across resources, technology and other sectors. The fund targets businesses trading below intrinsic or replacement value, favouring companies with strengthening ...

APAC investors push for 24-hour trading in US markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... trading in US equities. Additionally, survey feedback indicated nearly 60% of firms plan to upgrade risk management, technology, and operations for 24x5 trading. "Extended trading hours help exchanges compete with continuously operating digital venues ...

Padua ends joint CEO structure

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... Padua chair Peter O'Connell said the siblings had been central to building the company's position in advice technology. "Anne-Marie and Matthew have built Padua into the strong business it is today. Anne-Marie's continuing role on the board ...

The shifting role of custodians in the financial ecosystem: ACSA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... frontrunner of innovation, crediting these industry evolutions to a rise in digital assets, tokenisation, distributed ledger technology (DLT) and AI, as well as alternate and private assets. The paper estimates that by 2030 up to 10% of global market ...

Record investment into AI forcing largest innovation buildout ever: BlackRock

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... faster and greater than past technological revolutions, including electricity, steam, and information and communications technology. "But those bubbles also grew for some time and only became obvious after the burst," BlackRock said. Hence, the firm ...

Life insurers to up external fund manager mandates: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... will increase their reliance on external fund managers over the next five years, a new survey finds. Funds management technology platform Clearwater Analytics canvassed 150 executives from the asset management arms of life insurers, as well as health ...

CEFC invests $35m in Starling Energy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
... investments." "This investment supports long-term energy system efficiency and highlights the role of smart, flexible technology in delivering better outcomes for both consumers and the grid." Starling Energy chief executive Robbie Campbell added: "Plico ...

ASX suffers another outage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... also accelerate its uplift of operational and financial risk management, while meeting key milestones for its major technology projects. "ASX is not currently meeting the regulators' expectations for an operator of critical national infrastructure. ...