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Sidra Capital expands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... opportunities in Asia Pacific, including Indonesia, Singapore and Australia, which are set to benefit from shifting global supply chains amidst current global economic headwinds. Specifically, Australia presents a compelling market with high-yield opportunities ...

Market turmoil hits portfolios

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... significant valuation dispersions, particularly in emerging markets that may be well-positioned for shifts to global supply chains and a weakening US dollar, the caveat being that demand comes from outside the US - but the tariff contagion could hamper ...

Investors called on to help end modern slavery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... summit that he will be pushing for tougher penalties on those who have not done enough to abolish slavery from their supply chains. "As investors and corporate leaders, you have enormous capacity to successfully make a contribution to combating modern ...

Trump tariffs to hit Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... minimal. The bigger concern, he noted, is how this drip feed of tariffs adds to global uncertainty and disrupts supply chains. He said the tariffs reinforce his view that we're entering an environment associated with trade wars and disruption, which ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... large organisations are optimistic - an increase from 56% in 2024. This optimism is driving increased investment in supply chains and sustainability. In fact, 62% of executives plan to fatten their sustainability budgets by 10.5% on average. This represents ...

Brighter Super to buy up Queensland real assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... "Industrial assets form the backbone of our communities, driving economic growth, creating jobs, and supporting essential supply chains. They play a pivotal role in strengthening local economies and building resilient, connected communities." Brighter ...

World on the brink: Frontier Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... are shifting globalisation from a unified system to more fragmented blocks. Efforts by both powers to diversify supply chains and secure technological sovereignty are "deepening economic divides." The report said challenges to global frameworks, rising ...

Geopolitical tensions create investor opportunity: Franklin Templeton

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... has driven a rapid acceleration in defense investment, from modernising equipment and training to recalibrating supply chains and boosting domestic industrial production capacity." Catechis said the Russian war on Ukraine, for example, has compelled ...

CFS awards equity, infrastructure mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... mega-trends such as the green transition to a lower-carbon world, climate adaption, energy security, the shortening of supply chains and the digitalisation transformation that now includes the AI revolution." ClearBridge's parent company Franklin ...

AI could see emerging markets flourish: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... and creating new end markets. A driver of future capital formation is likely to be the re-architecting of global supply chains away from China toward other regions. We expect this to provide a secular tailwind in capital investment in places such as ...
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