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

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... satellite bus, launched on a US rideshare mission last year. Commenting, minister for industry and innovation and minister for science Tim Ayres said Queensland possesses a "bright future" in producing cutting-edge space technologies. "Making things ...

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... efficiently generate a large quantity of principled voting recommendations. And, pretty much, for free," he said. "This isn't science fiction - it's a near-term reality. Of course, with great power comes great responsibility. AI agents need to be trained ...

Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... among some forecasters to justify a rate hike - implies that measuring the economy's potential rate of growth is an exact science. Far from it. "These estimates come with wide margins of error and should be treated with caution." Smith said it would ...

Super moves: AustralianSuper, UniSuper, Team Super, CFS, TAL

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
Josh Perkins has joined AustralianSuper as a senior analyst in the real assets valuation and pricing team, following a five-year tenure at Knight Frank. The chartered surveyor brings advanced analytical and asset management skills honed within Knight ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
In the book The Lucky Country, the late author Donald Horne provides a piercing assessment of Australia in 1964, stating that its prosperity is derived from good fortune rather than industriousness or ambition. He ruminated about the future challenges ...

'We won't bet against the US', but 'China is not a foe': Elia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... never going to bet against the US. If you're a genuine long-term investor, then you are looking through the political science. That's what you do, right? And in fact, at times, it creates some opportunities for us at the same time," he said. ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... which advisers were involved, and what advice was provided to support investment in the schemes. "It's not rocket science, and I wonder why something relatively simple and proactive isn't being done at the managed investment scheme level," Walker ...

Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... shutting out the bad, giving businesses certainty and giving consumers confidence," Mulino said. Assistant minister for science, technology and digital economy Andrew Charlton added: "Australia can be a world leader in digital assets, which are an important ...

Australian investment in venture capital lags: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... better pathway to match more of the vast pool of capital in Australia's super system with our nation's most promising science and startup entrepreneurs, to generate stronger investment returns for Australians with super, boost income and give Australian ...

Super moves: PE exec quits Future Fund for ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... Grants Commission, and sits on the boards of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, Industry Innovation and Science Australia, and the Powerhouse museum group. Scott also serves on the Director Nomination Committee of IFM Investors. A former ...