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Brighter Super, QIC back autonomous robot company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... inspections, with Deutsche Bahn and Etihad Rail for rollingstock inspections, and with Rio Tinto to improve safety within the heavy haul industry. FMT co-founder and chief executive Loic Ayoul said: "We are building the maintenance ecosystem of the future ...

Fixed income becoming an ETP staple: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... month on month to $239 million, and corporate credit plus subordinated debt added a further $194 million, while duration-heavy government bonds flows were marginal," Neiron said. VanEck also said investors are leaning into the volatility caused by the ...

ASX loses $100bn as Iran war escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... suggests investors are "hunkering down and raising cash". "I suspect the resilience of the Iranian regime in the face of heavy attacks has surprised the US, but whether it can continue to hold out remains to be seen. The longer it can, the greater the ...

Inflation to peak in mid-2026 before it rebalances: RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... discounting and promotions to tackle soft demand, Plumb said. As demand conditions improved, it also saw a dial back in heavy discounts. "It is possible that these dynamics were pushing down on aggregate inflation in late 2024 and early 2025, but then ...

SMSFs need to stay ahead of the regulatory curve: Nowinfinity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... aspects of operation. Anderson also welcomed the leveraging of technology, software and artificial intelligence to do the heavy lifting. "We need a greater use of technology to reduce the compliance burden. We need to leverage technology and AI to do ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... exposure in the fund, especially in the artificial intelligence (AI) space. Investors in recent months have grown more wary of heavy spending on AI, which has seen heavy hitters in the tech world hit by volatility at the start of this year. However ...

ASX names members of new advisory group

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... formed Advisory Group on Corporate Governance (AGCG), chaired by Philip Lowe. The group will be filled with superannuation heavy hitters including AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney, former APRA executive Helen Rowell, and TelstraSuper's ...

Pallas Capital launches in the UK

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... establishment. Its product range will span residential, mixed-use, and commercial bridging; development exit; light and heavy refurbishment; and vacant land and development finance, it said. "... our entry into the UK real estate lending market, building ...

ASX-listed companies at breaking point: Alvarez & Marsal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... growth slows and cost pressures mount, resulting in insolvencies at an all-time high." Additionally, for businesses carrying heavy debt, the pressure continues to mount, as many are looking at alternative methods to keep up with interest payments; interest ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... diverting from innovation, and these are the asset classes arising to compensate investors. "Despite the glamour of the tech-heavy US equity market, more compelling investment opportunities are emerging in high-quality fixed income, US value, and ex-US ...