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VFMC names head of people

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... organisation. She first joined VFMC in 2017 as senior manager - people. She has previously worked for RMIT University, Public Transport Victoria, and spent over a decade at NAB in a variety of HR roles. "VFMC has a high-performance and values-based culture ...

Mercer's OCIO lead set to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... industry. Before joining Mercer, he managed client relationships at VFMC and later served as investment manager for the Transport Accident Commission fund. He also worked as an economist at National Mutual, Commonwealth Funds Management, and in the departments ...

Big super to work with Canadian counterparts to drive investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Bowtell added that investments in Canada that super funds will look to pursue include critical minerals, data centres, transport infrastructure, seaports, and infrastructure that supports the digitisation of economies and the energy transition. Meanwhile ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Iran was hit by joint strikes from the United States and Israel over the weekend, after talks between the US and Iran over nuclear capabilities broke down. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in the conflict, and Iran ...

QIC partners with Wollemi Capital in new $80m investment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... region in southern Queensland, the facility will produce power which will be used for Queensland's industry and transport along with sustainable fertiliser for farmers. QIC chief executive Kylie Rampa said the investment represents a significant ...

Bullish on AI? Don't buy US tech: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
Vanguard global chief economist Joe Davis said the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has become a transformative economic force. However, while today's AI leaders dominate headlines, tomorrow's winners may look very different. Speaking at an ...

US economy 'really taking off': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... leading the US higher - energy up 14%, materials more than 8%, industrials and consumer stocks have also been strong, the transport sector up 5%, small caps really outperforming the large caps (they were up more than 5%). "All those signals, you would ...

Big tech has "inconsequential" carbon emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... end up investing 30% specifically to climate action. These companies invest in existing solutions such as electrified transport, green ammonia and fertilisers, battery production, regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, and low-carbon construction ...

Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... annual inflation in November was housing, up 5.2%. This was followed by food and non-alcoholic beverages, up 3.3%, and transport, which rose 2.7%. VanEck deputy of investments and capital markets Jamie Hannah said it was pleasing to see inflation pull ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... Efstathopoulos said core inflation has been rising since May, while service-sector inflation - from recreation to healthcare and transport - is broadening. Additionally, he noted China's vast pool of domestic capital which can be reallocated to equities ...