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S64, Ardian partner to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... distribute private markets and listed alternatives opportunities to wholesale and advised retail clients through product manufacturing solutions and end-to-end digital lifecycle management. "Ardian's Access Infrastructure strategy enables private wealth ...

Global X to tap humanoid robotics boom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... humanoid robots could fill labour gaps and fundamentally reshape certain sectors. These include agriculture and manufacturing where workers are ageing faster than the general population, and healthcare where demand for nurses is outpacing supply. It ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... short-term macro moves," Paton says. "The bipartisan commitment to revitalising Middle America - through investment in manufacturing, infrastructure and essential services - that remains intact regardless of the administration in office." Paton adds ...

SMSF advice requires specialist skills, professional judgement: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... act in the best interest of the client. SMAs can be very attractive for licencing that all parts of the product manufacturing and distribution value chain," she said. Financial Standard is the official media partner of the 2026 SMSF Association National ...

Macquarie AM to acquire Last Mile Infrastructure and Energy Assets Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... that supply essential gases to blue-chip customers across petrochemical, semiconductor, display and other advanced manufacturing sectors. Under MAM guidance, since 2020 DIG Airgas expanded from 20 projects to 80. It also advanced sustainable and energy-efficiency ...

Sovereign funds, instos raise $217m for Qld space tech developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... various super funds, and the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), Australia's sovereign investor in manufacturing capability, have formed a conglomerate to raise more than $217 million for Gilmour Space Technologies, a homegrown company ...

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 ...