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Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... include military spending globally, infrastructure to accommodate the growth in AI; independent energy security; and electricity over carbon-based energy. Carbon-free energy sources, primarily from renewables, are expected to become the dominant force ...

Record investment into AI forcing largest innovation buildout ever: BlackRock

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... happen again. It said the AI buildout is surging faster and greater than past technological revolutions, including electricity, steam, and information and communications technology. "But those bubbles also grew for some time and only became obvious after ...

Inflation hits 3.8% in October

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... (5.4%), education (5.4%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.2%), and recreation and culture activities (+3.2%). Electricity costs rose 37.1% over the 12 months, with the annual rise primarily driven by state government rebates being used up by households ...

UniSuper commits over $760m to Macquarie AM's infra strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... and scale its business underpinned by strong structural tailwinds as US utilities invest to expand and harden the electricity grid. "We are also pleased to have signed our second co-investment in Potters Industries... With a defensible market position ...

Macquarie sells stake in South Australian asset to ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... ElectraNet to Australian Retirement Trust (ART). ElectraNet is South Australia's principal transmission network, delivering electricity from power generators to South Australia power networks and large directly connected clients, with over 6600km of ...

November rate cut likely off the table as inflation lifts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... quarter, which is the highest quarterly rise since March 2023. The largest contributor to this quarterly movement was electricity costs, which rose by 9%," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said. Annual inflation to the September 2025 ...

China wants to be leader in renewable energy: Gore

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... "We're now seeing EVs begin to gain more attention around the world, in Australia as well. This is slower than the electricity power transition, but it's beginning to pick up," Gore said. "Thirteen percent of new cars sold in Australia last year ...

Future Fund recruits energy heavyweight

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... from the ASX-listed energy infrastructure business APA Group, which has a portfolio of more than $27 billion of gas, electricity and renewable assets. At APA Group, Stuart served as general manager in the corporate development and investments business. ...

Retirement lifestyle costs continue to rise: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... on some essential goods and services. This quarter brought above-inflation increases in private health insurance, electricity, and fresh food," Delahunty added. "We continue to see steep cost-of-living increases for retirees. Superannuation matters more ...

Societe Generale fined $3.88m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... Disciplinary Panel (MDP), following an ASIC investigation, for failing to prevent suspicious orders from being placed on the electricity and wheat futures market. ASIC said SocGen breached market integrity rules by allowing two of its clients to place ...