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Macquarie sells stake in US utility provider

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
As part of a consortium, Macquarie Asset Management is selling its stake in Cleco, an electricity utility firm in the US, to Stonepeak and Bernhard Capital Partners. The consortium includes Macquarie Asset Management, British Columbia Investment Management ...

ETF Shares to launch two ETFs on ASX

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... reflects growing investor demand for transparent, rules-based access to the critical materials underpinning the megatrend of modern electrification. "Copper and lithium are two of the most important metals for the next phase of global growth," Man said. ...

Addressing modern slavery risks more critical than ever: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... year's Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference will help financial services professionals address modern slavery risk in portfolios, particularly as new laws propose entities should identify and take reasonable action on ...

ASX declares CHESS clearing services ready

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... Lofthouse said this marked an important milestone for the market operator. "CHESS Release 1 offers clearing services on a modern platform that is designed to be sustainable, secure and resilient, and importantly, able to accommodate significantly higher ...

Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... interim report sets out preliminary findings and provides an important opportunity for further feedback to help shape a modern, effective and consumer-focused Life Code."

Cbus names new chief technology officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
Cbus has appointed Amanda Hagan as its chief technology officer, having not had one since 2024. Cbus said Hagan brings decades of executive leadership experience across healthcare, energy and financial services, with a keen focus on technology development ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... beneficiary". "TSMC is a pick due to its deepening moat and its monopoly on the advanced node technology required for all modern AI chips," Miller says. "The company is very cautious about overbuilding capacity, and this supply tightness is driving prices ...

IP Group launches $50m cleantech fund with CEFC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... breakthrough technologies, and achieving material emissions reductions will require the largest reallocation of capital in modern history, creating a generational investment opportunity," IP Group Australia chief investment officer Alistair McCreadie ...

Brighter Super, QIC back autonomous robot company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
Brighter Super and QIC have spearheaded a fundraise for Future Maintenance Technologies (FMT), a robot maker focused on automating maintenance for the global rail and aviation industries. The Series A raise led by QIC Ventures and backed by its Brighter ...

S64, Ardian partner to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
S64 and Ardian have partnered to launch the S64 Ardian Access Infrastructure Fund, an evergreen Australian unit trust. The collaboration will give Australia's wealth management industry access to Ardian's infrastructure strategies through the S64 platform. ...