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Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... private financial institutions that exclude lending and investing in certain operations, like fossil fuels and weapons manufacturing. One such bill was introduced in Texas in 2021 and implemented in 2022, boycotting several institutions including 10 ...

Global X reveals 2025 top performing ETF asset classes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... gold's gains, but by robust industrial demand. Jocum said growing use in solar panels, electronics and advanced manufacturing reinforced silver's role as both a precious metal and a critical industrial input. "As markets sought to pre-empt potential ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... old economy is driven by infrastructure, property and debt, Liu said the new economy is moving towards high-end manufacturing, technological advancement from semiconductors to AI, robotics and renewable energy. Lin noted that currently Robeco is focusing ...

AirTrunk plants second data centre in Victoria

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 DEC 2025
... $12.6 billion in gross value added per terawatt-hour of energy consumed, outperforming sectors such as mining and manufacturing, it said. Data centres also consume less than 0.1% of Australia's water, and by 2030, the sector will have invested up ...

UniSuper acquires $200m industrial assets portfolio

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... acquired a portfolio of high-quality industrial assets in Brisbane, Queensland. The portfolio includes three modern manufacturing, warehouse and logistics assets located in the south-western corridor of Brisbane's industrial market and is fully leased ...

Boman Group scores licence to expand China investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... partners in TEDA to channel more institutional capital into sectors such as new energy, biomedicine and advanced manufacturing, and to create long-term, sustainable value for both domestic and overseas investors."

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... taken from abroad, calling out the lack of "great innovation" or originality. Horne made grave predictions about the manufacturing sector. He said that the "main decisions in manufacturing and strategy are dominated by overseas centres and in which vogues ...

PE activity to continue momentum in 2026: Corrs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... services and financial services, and growing interest in businesses which can benefit from increased demand onshore manufacturing, particularly in the defence sector. It noted mid-market transactions in the $50 million - $250 million range have shown ...

Super moves: Future Fund, Bupa, QIC, HESTA, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... PwC, focusing on operational risk and sustainability across industries including mining, oil and gas, utilities, manufacturing, and waste management. He also helped develop a risk-based climate change adaptation framework and asset management model for ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... "We apply ethical investment restrictions to any company or asset we assess as supporting illegal occupation or manufacturing weapons. This means we do not currently invest in any company identified in the military, heavy equipment, construction, transport ...