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US and Aussie shares 'incredibly divergent': UniSuper

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... AI trade, local mining companies benefited from demand for industrial metals required for data centres and chip manufacturing. BHP and Rio Tinto gained 16% and 11% respectively during May. However, the Australian market faced headwinds elsewhere. Major ...

Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... RBA as inflation risks become entrenched. "This is impacting growth as well, and we are seeing it globally. The manufacturing sector is holding on because services activity is collapsing as higher prices hit consumers," Dooley said. "That is the main ...

Brighter Super invests $225m as part of $500m commitment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... infrastructure. Another $50 million partnership with QIC is backing high-growth Queensland businesses across advanced manufacturing, agtech, aerospace and technology. The QIC portfolio includes investments in Queensland based companies including Gilmour ...

QIC Ventures helps raise $25m for defence tech company

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... Ventures investment director Nick Capell said a key component of the deal is the establishment of a Queensland-based manufacturing and sustainment facility, alongside a local team supporting the Australian Defence customers in the region. Olsen commented ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in first wave of mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... period, including 34 from listed entities and 225 from unlisted groups. Mining related business construction and manufacturing firms, financial services groups, oil and gas companies and energy providers accounted for the largest share of lodgements. ...

Budget boosts fuel security, misses clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... mining and processing through our Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve, and investments in domestic smelting and manufacturing," he said. Reacting to the global oil shock sparked by the ongoing Israel-US war on Iran, Chalmers will use Export Finance Australia's ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... if supply chain disruptions begin to ripple through to restricted availability of refined fuels and/or other key manufacturing items critical to global production," QIC head of liquid markets Beverley Morris 04 says. "We believe that financial markets ...

Betashares debuts Australia's first space ETF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... including satellite communications, connectivity and data services, rocket launch, and space infrastructure and manufacturing. Betashares expects to include companies such as Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile, EchoStar, Planet Labs and Firefly Aerospace. It ...

Government rolls out relief via National Reconstruction Fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... loans open today. Meanwhile, originally on track to open mid-year, the Net Zero Fund will open sooner to support new manufacturing investment and improvement of energy efficiency in hard-to-abate sectors, the government confirmed. This includes scaling ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... sectors that saw the most PE investment globally in 2025 were technology, media and telecommunications, industrial manufacturing, and energy and natural resources. "While the uptick in investment was positive, ongoing global geopolitical uncertainties ...
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