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Aberdeen adds emerging markets option for Australian investors

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... MSCI Emerging Markets Index over a rolling five-year period, and includes holdings such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Samsung Electronics, and Alibaba Group Holding. The fund will be managed by senior investment director Matt Williams and supported ...

Government taps IFM, Plenary for Southeast Asia boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... (SEAIFF). Under the strategy, IFM will target investments in companies across key sectors, including industrials, manufacturing, services, energy and real assets that the firm believes have strong growth potential and contribute to the region's future ...

ASIC targets potential vertical integration in managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... Alan Kirkland said the managed accounts sector "can be very attractive for licensees at all parts of the product manufacturing and distribution value chain." "So, we'll be looking at what conflicts may arise, what challenges they may present and how ...

QIC backs first-of-its-kind battery supply chain in Qld

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... Australia's largest JORC-compliant vanadium resources near Julia Creek, in North Queensland, and an industrial-scale manufacturing facility that is designed to produce up to 600MWh per year of electrolyte in Townsville. A demonstration facility has been ...

QIC harvests rare earth elements to turbocharge net zero transition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... praseodymium, terbium, and dysprosium. These are used for electric vehicles, wind turbines, robotics and other advance manufacturing technologies. In all, QIC has invested $4.5 million towards the project. This will enable Ark Mines to progress the project ...

Future Group calls on super funds to push for bold emissions target

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... "That's why it's so critically important that we unlock the power of industries like critical minerals, advanced manufacturing, and renewable energy," he said. "These are the industries, and so many more, that provide opportunities for future ...

VG1 replaces investment manager, books massive loss

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). It has now exited positions in Rightmove and LSEG. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), Vault Minerals, Entain, GQG Partners and Lloyds Banking Group were its top five largest long position holdings. ...

Cbus appoints member director

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
An experienced director joins the Cbus board this month. Stuart Gordon, state secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) South Australian branch, has joined the super fund's board of directors. Gordon has a long association ...

'We're proceeding' with Div 296: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... performance test can "best reflect forward-looking sectors", such as clean energy, digital infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing. "Elements of the superannuation performance test could be adjusted to address some of the distorting impacts on investment ...

AI, corporate tax, skilled workers key to productivity: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... skills who can readily upskill and reskill to move to the highest value roles. As our services economy expands and manufacturing becomes increasingly advanced, Australians will need more extensive skills and training," the report read. Adopting the latest ...