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US equities not performing as well as they seem: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... owner, Meta, was also down 12% in October. They reported a big increase in earnings this month, but also a surge in the capex that they're making to stay in the AI game. They're also borrowing massively to do it." Colosimo added that US markets ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... achieve rosy ROIs, they also want a healthy return on their capital. The Big Five US tech companies, for example, saw their capex go from US$150 billion in 2023 to US$300 billion anticipated this year, she says. "We've seen companies like Microsoft ...

DeepSeek, Alibaba: Silver linings for emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... with Intel, which used to be number one. As Intel was pulling back, TSMC was pushing forward," she explains. "TSMC's capex for 2025 is going to be between US$38 billion and US$42 billion. It is so far ahead that it keeps putting more and more distance ...

Global X China Tech ETF in the works

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... - industrial automation, and national infrastructure. The firm said that since 2020, China has tripled its semiconductor capex, with spending stabilising above US$30 billion as its focus shifts from building capacity to scaling production. Despite "external ...

AI is not a bubble: ECP Asset Management

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... Warton said the most recent US reporting season has only further reinforced that view, with many large companies increasing capex to meet demand. "The hyper-scale cloud providers are, across the board, dramatically ramping up their capex," Warton said. ...

AustralianSuper welcomes AI tech competition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... recent drop it still embeds a bright future ahead which does not preclude further weakness for the industry if in fact IT capex requirements are less than expected," he said. On a positive note, Global X investment specialist Billy Leung said Australian ...

Qualitas shines in FY24, Charter Hall contracts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... driven by devaluations of $6.1 billion and divestments of $2.4 billion. This was offset by acquisitions of $1.7 billion and capex and development spend of $0.5 billion. The majority of the group's FUM is invested in the office and industrial sectors ...

Partners Group launches private infra fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... offshore markets. The strategy aims for risk-adjusted returns across global infrastructure opportunities and focuses on capex-intensive infrastructure assets and businesses with contracted, regulated, or recurring cash flows; leading market share; high ...

Aware, Macquarie partner on green finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... exceptionally strong tailwinds as many solutions for the global energy transition challenge require significant upfront capex, creating an opportunity for financing these solutions for years to come," Aware Super portfolio manager, private equity Alex ...

Waypoint REIT cops $27.1m devaluation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
... provided an update on its REIT valuation and said: "The valuations resulted in a net movement of $164 million, inclusive of capex, reflecting a 3.7% devaluation." Dexus also announced that its property valuations resulted in a total estimated decrease ...