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Artificial intelligence security company Spectur has delivered a record Q1 in FY23, with $1.657 million of revenue in sales of its solar-powered surveillance platform – a solution that MD Gerard Dyson describes as being like “the first smartphone in a world of flip-phones”.

The Federal Government has outlined a commitment to achieve 1.2 million tech jobs in Australia by 2030, and newly released data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicates we are headed in the right direction.

Investors have been making the same mistake over the past six months, says Lowell Resources Fund’s John Forwood, whose comments echo those made recently by Merchant’s Andrew Chapman.

Every second week we invite a leading fund manager to present at The Insider: Meet the Fund Manager. In May, Altor Capital’s Benjamin Harrison selected Pureprofile as one of his favourite stocks, noting its potential to grow its EBITDA margin…

Aussie equity markets have tempered themselves this week after the S&P 500 retreated -5.33% over the past five trading days, with the XJO shedding a modest -0.81% during the same period. The VIX stacked on over 13% as everyone braces for further volatility.

One of Australia’s leading cannabis manufacturing facilities has been formally acquired by a joint venture partner of Wellnex Life, propelling the health and wellness innovator forward in its goal to be a first mover in the emerging over-the-counter medicinal cannabis space.

Positive signs continue to emerge for Australia’s resilient business sector, with newly released figures showing turnover rose in 12 of 13 selected industries in August and all industries recorded year-on-year increases.

Investors are well versed in determining the true value of companies and deals, but it seems the art world is a different beast – with what must surely be the biggest-ever valuation disparity between an expert and collectors occurring this month.

Every second week we invite a leading fund manager to present at The Insider: Meet the Fund Manager. In May, Katana Asset Management’s Romano Sala Tenna selected Santos as one of his favourite stocks, noting its potential to generate strong…

Aussie equity markets surged yesterday on the back of a smaller-than-expected interest rate hike by the RBA. Coming in at 25 basis points and lifting the official cash rate target to 2.6%, it was half the 50 basis point hike that was widely forecast by economists and already priced in by markets.

It’s the parody of running funds, says Merchant’s Andrew Chapman: “Everyone wants to invest when things are going well, but that’s when it’s harder to make money. No one wants to invest when things are going bad. And ironically, that’s the best time to make money

Australia’s pharma landscape is in for arguably one of the largest developments in recent times – the long-awaited move to allow over-the-counter medicinal cannabis sales.