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Record investment into AI forcing largest innovation buildout ever: BlackRock

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... later," the report said. "The buildout is just starting and concentrated in the tech sector, for now, but we see productivity and revenue gains spreading across the economy. "The gap in time between capex needs and eventual revenues means AI builders ...

Former ASIC supervisor joins crypto platform as operating chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... positions him perfectly to help scale Coinbase Australia as we bring more people on chain and contribute to national productivity through more efficient financial infrastructure," O'Loghlen said. "Crypto is reshaping the financial system; everything ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... local manufacturing sector hangs by a thread. "Manufacturers will struggle to make the investments needed to raise productivity while their balance sheets are weakened by high energy prices, and they cannot recruit the technical specialists required ...

Tech bubble top of mind for super funds in 2026: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... speculative premium in public market valuations leak out of the widely touted AI bubble, we still expect AI to drive productivity improvements across private markets and especially middle market companies," Watson said. "Our view is that there is a low ...

IMF tells Chalmers to curb spending

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... reform and greater spending efficiency can maintain fiscal sustainability, enhance economic resilience, and boost productivity," it said. "Driving durable productivity growth also requires careful prioritizing and bundling of reforms around technology ...

HUB24 takes stake in Finura Digital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... provides access to advice technology solutions and leverages AI-powered natural language prompting to "address the productivity challenges for advice practices", HUB24 said. As part of the investment from HUB24, Finura has separated its advisory business ...

RBA says it can 'afford to be patient' on rate decisions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... capacity of the economy. "Members observed that this could happen if inflation remained high over coming months or if productivity growth proved to be weaker than expected." Members also said if the board changed its assessment that monetary policy was ...

Agentic AI adoption 'crucial' for future success: Capgemini

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... "foundational shift". "Its ability to support experts and automate interactions is redefining how enterprises think about productivity and scale," Néré said. Further, Ameritas chief information officer Shreejit Nair said cloud platforms and AI are ...

Outsourcing will 'supercharge' value of advice: Netwealth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... into the daily structures and routines of your business. Ideally, such innovations attract talent, as they boost productivity or enable performance that outpaces competitors," the report stated. "Process innovation focuses on the steps a business takes ...

Future Fund returns top $200bn since inception

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
... inflation, but with investment returns dispersed by geography and industry and with the potential for longer-term productivity gains from developments in AI," he said. The Future Fund's investment team also oversees seven other funds, including the ...