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Budget boosts fuel security, misses clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
With Treasury pledging a whopping $14.8 billion to boost fuel security amid the Middle East crisis, the 2026 Budget has been criticised or missing key opportunities to progress the clean energy transition. Treasurer Jim Chalmers' Strengthening Australia's ...

Structural reforms necessary despite global shocks: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... made a different more difficult choice in this budget: to accelerate reform not just absorb the shock." Due to the Middle East conflict, he said, the emphasis on fuel security also became a much bigger part of the story. "The way we thought about cost-of-living ...

Chalmers chooses 'hard road of reform' in Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... medium-term. "Australia is not immune from uncertainty and volatility in the global economy as a result of conflict in the Middle East," Chalmers said. "We are well placed and well prepared to confront these challenges with faster growth at the end of ...

Brighter Super, QIC Ventures invest in ProcurePro

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... contract with vendors. The money will be spent on building ProcurePro's technology and expanding across the UK, Middle East and will soon set up an office in the US. It currently has presence in Brisbane, London and Dubai. Brighter Super chief executive ...

Perpetual to wind up fixed income fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... update, the fund said the period "proved a challenging month for Australian fixed income, as geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East dominated sentiment and forced a significant repricing of the rate outlook." "The US-Israel conflict with Iran effectively ...

BNP Paribas expands APAC presence with new appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... Hong Kong SAR, before taking charge of the banks and brokers segment globally and the FI&C client line for the UK and Middle East. "With his deep regional knowledge, strong relationships with global partners, and proven track record in delivering complex ...

RBA hikes rates, suggests more to come

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... last week," Bloxham said. "Largely, this reflects the starting point for the Australian economy where, prior to the Middle East conflict, the economy was operating beyond its full capacity, with a tight jobs market and underlying inflation that is well ...

Atlas Arteria rejects 'exploitative' IFM takeover bid

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... between its current price and value due to recent macro volatility. "The security price is currently impacted by the Middle East conflict, foreign exchange and interest rate movements and increasing illiquidity due to IFM's holding - all factors which ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... than inflationary," he says. Shock and awe The bigger question about the disruption to the supply of oil from the Middle East, which is impacting most global economies, is whether an inflationary shock turns into a growth shock. Currently, the fixed ...

Future Fund gains nearly $2bn in March quarter despite market volatility

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... and market upheaval. "Over the last 12 months, as markets navigated Liberation Day and more recently conflict in the Middle East, we have made sure the fund has been well positioned to continue delivering strong returns, with the Future Fund growing ...