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FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... power vast data centres. Above that sit chip designers and manufacturers, including Nvidia and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), who design and produce the advanced processors that train and run AI models. The next layer is infrastructure ...

Albanese stresses importance of 'economic sovereignty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... exposed to this global shock." Albanese laid blame on pervious governments for cutting TAFE training, pressuring manufacturing and industry to go offshore, and putting multinational firms ahead of Australian gas users. Albanese accused former governments ...

Vanguard launches four new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... funds will have exposure to leading technology companies such as NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and ASML Holding. The new international high-yield funds will track the FTSE All-World ex Australia High Dividend Yield ...

Severe underperformance sees Polen Capital funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... inflection points in a company's fundamentals. Its top holdings included BWX Technologies, Seiko Group, Modine Manufacturing and Zegona Communications. At February end it had $17.6 million in funds under management. Since its inception, it returned ...

S64, Ardian partner to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... distribute private markets and listed alternatives opportunities to wholesale and advised retail clients through product manufacturing solutions and end-to-end digital lifecycle management. "Ardian's Access Infrastructure strategy enables private wealth ...

Global X to tap humanoid robotics boom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... humanoid robots could fill labour gaps and fundamentally reshape certain sectors. These include agriculture and manufacturing where workers are ageing faster than the general population, and healthcare where demand for nurses is outpacing supply. It ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... short-term macro moves," Paton says. "The bipartisan commitment to revitalising Middle America - through investment in manufacturing, infrastructure and essential services - that remains intact regardless of the administration in office." Paton adds ...

SMSF advice requires specialist skills, professional judgement: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... act in the best interest of the client. SMAs can be very attractive for licencing that all parts of the product manufacturing and distribution value chain," she said. Financial Standard is the official media partner of the 2026 SMSF Association National ...

Macquarie AM to acquire Last Mile Infrastructure and Energy Assets Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... that supply essential gases to blue-chip customers across petrochemical, semiconductor, display and other advanced manufacturing sectors. Under MAM guidance, since 2020 DIG Airgas expanded from 20 projects to 80. It also advanced sustainable and energy-efficiency ...

Sovereign funds, instos raise $217m for Qld space tech developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... various super funds, and the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), Australia's sovereign investor in manufacturing capability, have formed a conglomerate to raise more than $217 million for Gilmour Space Technologies, a homegrown company ...