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Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... CIO Fund targets advanced technology companies that operate in space, quantum, artificial intelligence and advanced materials. Powerhouse said the fund that "will not be a long-duration, speculative start-up fund," rather its target companies will "fast ...

Bridgewest Ventures lands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... Bridgewest Venture invests in the sectors of life sciences, medical technology, artificial intelligence (AI), advanced materials and clean technology that operate across New Zealand and Australia. John van der Wielen was hired to be a senior adviser ...

Oil price shock to hit consumers 'relatively quickly': RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... said. "For example, some construction firms - who have been relatively highly exposed to transport and oil-derived raw materials cost increases - are reviewing prices for new contracts." This has pushed the RBA to revise its inflation forecast higher ...

Aussie investors entering 'regime shift': VanEck

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... becoming increasingly dispersed, with performance diverging sharply between sectors and individual companies. While the materials sector has rallied more than 50% over the past year on the back of strong copper prices and demand for critical minerals ...

IFM expands UK presence with acquisitions

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... to acquire 100% of Briggs Equipment UK from long-term owner Sammons Enterprises. Briggs Equipment is a UK provider of materials handling and specialist rental equipment, focusing on the leasing, maintenance, repair and fleet management of industrial ...

ETF Shares to launch two ETFs on ASX

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... executive Cliff Man said the launch reflects growing investor demand for transparent, rules-based access to the critical materials underpinning the megatrend of modern electrification. "Copper and lithium are two of the most important metals for the ...

More M&A amid AI buildouts, heightened costs: Fidelity International

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
... into the future. "Information technology is the clearest beneficiary, but the effects are also strongly visible in the materials and energy sectors, where demand for power and the commodities needed to construct a world of new datacentres and power plants ...

Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... to earnings after death is a significant outcome that wasn't clearly evident from the legislation or explanatory materials and raises important questions about how Division 296 will operate in practice, particularly where the payment of death benefits ...

ASX loses $100bn as Iran war escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... prices and the Australian dollar." Bassanese said across markets, the more popular recent trades in things like gold and materials have slumped the most, which he said suggests investors are "hunkering down and raising cash". "I suspect the resilience ...

Australian Ethical unveils strong half-year results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... years ahead." McMurdo also added investment performance has been impacted by sector rotation out of technology and into materials and resource stocks but remains confident that its ethical investment approach will provide a better medium-term outlook ...