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Productivity Commission tasked with five new inquiries

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... workforce; harnessing data and digital technology; delivering quality care more efficiently; and investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation. "Weak productivity has been a feature of our economy for some time, with average annual ...

Renewable infrastructure opportunities for HNWIs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... Adam Roberts thinks private wealth investors should forget the ASX, saying the best opportunities to capitalise on the energy transition are in private markets. Roberts told FS Private Wealth that there are very few high-quality renewable opportunities ...

Eyes on gaming, Chinese tech in 2025: Orbis

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... you pay for tech companies in the US, the multiples are quite dramatic discounts." Further, the sentiment also extends to energy, a category where Marais believes the market has been more "favourable". "The Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers are just ...

ANZ chief to retire, external successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... work, the hard work the teams have been doing in the last nine years where the company was significantly simplified. "My energy and my commitment is to make the coming journey even more special for all customers, all employees and shareholders." Finally ...

World on the brink: Frontier Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... has stated he'll withdraw from the Paris Agreement, promote investment in fossil fuel production, cut funding to clean energy investment and stop payments to the UN Green Climate Fund," it said. The report said a slow decarbonisation of the economy increases ...

HMC Capital makes $950m acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... comprises four operational assets and six development assets. HMC said the acquisition will further seed its inaugural Energy Transition Platform. HMC said it has secured senior asset-level financing of around $550 million and deferred settlement terms ...

Commonwealth Bank names chief economist

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... macroeconomic conditions and forecasting, including inflation, fiscal and macro policy advice, population analysis and climate and energy policy. Yeaman has also served as Australia's G20 finance deputy and represented Australia in a variety of global ...

GDP grows but still slow: 'Confirms our worst fears'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... hospitals and roads. State and local public corporations investment rose 8.8% due to investment in roads and renewable energy. "The rise in public investment in the September quarter followed three consecutive quarterly falls. The level of investment ...

Resources for the win in 2025: Datt Capital

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... offer a hedge against inflation and geopolitical uncertainty. He added lithium and copper will remain critical to renewable energy transition and EV production, and industrial metals will thrive via industrial developments. "Natural resources are essential ...

Brighter Super makes fee, death benefit changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... $1065. This marks the third time in three years that the fund has decreased admin fees. Since it completed the mergers of Energy Super and Suncorp Super, admin fees have dropped about 40%, it noted. "The reduction in administration fees represents a ...