Pacific Perspectives
Mining and gaming to lead next wave of foreign ASX debuts
Australia is becoming an unlikely haven for foreign companies looking to raise money from the sharemarket, attracted by the massive pools of retirement savings that often helps lure more listings to the ASX than London…
CFTC defends its right to prediction market enforcement as states challenge platforms
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/17/cftc-defends-prediction-market-enforcement-states-challenge.html
Consumer prices rose 2.4% annually in January, less than expected
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/cpi-inflation-report-january-2026.html
Michelle Jablko and the problem of what comes next for Transurban
For Michelle Jablko, the former investment banker and ANZ finance boss who took the reins of toll road giant Transurban two years ago, the next 12 months could be make or break as investors demand…
Telstra warns of higher mobile bills over $7.2b fee
Telstra has warned of higher mobile phone bills if the Albanese government presses ahead with plans to charge telcos $7.2 billion to access mobile phone networks in Australia. In a rare pre-budget submission to Treasury,…
AGL and Origin have sent a clear message about the energy transition
Those seeking a reality check on the energy transition can’t go past the latest financial results from Origin Energy, the country’s largest energy retailer, and AGL Energy, the owner of Australia’s largest portfolio of electricity…
European markets close higher as investors digest key points from Munich Security Conference
European markets closed higher on Monday, as investors digested the key points from this year’s Munich Security Conference. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.1% by market close, with major bourses and most sectors in the region…
The January CPI inflation report is due out Friday morning. Here’s what it’s expected to show
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/the-january-cpi-inflation-report-is-due-out-friday-morning-heres-what-its-expected-to-show.html
The market’s biggest tech bear is finally growling
Rajiv Jain admits he had his fair share of sleepless nights over the past year. The founder and key stock picker at $US170 billion ($240 billion) fund manager GQG Partners had decided to dump tech…
Surging demand has helped Australia’s bond market finally come of age
Australia has always punched above its weight in financial markets. The country accounts for less than 2 per cent of the global economy, yet the currency has been the fifth or sixth most actively traded…