In our fifth episode of our Innovation in Infrastructure podcast series, QIC’s Matt David chats with the Port of Brisbane’s Head of Sustainability, Craig Wilson, and Manager Port Operations, Damien Garske about a pioneering vessel management system to reduce the port’s emissions – aptly named ‘Project Green Button’.

This innovative trial technology has been developed by Port of Brisbane in collaboration with Seaport OPX to reduce scope 3 carbon emissions through efficient vessel operation.

Like many ports, at the Port of Brisbane more than 50 per cent of its scope 3 emissions are comprised of shipping emissions from the movement of over 2,800 commercial vessels annually through its nearly 90km shipping channel.

The Port of Brisbane and DHI Seaport (Seaport OPX) recently won the Environmental Award at the Daily Cargo News 2024 Australia Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards for this innovation.

Listen to the podcast to find out the remarkable results during the trial phase and the strong support it’s receiving.

With the differential between bond and equity returns narrowing and overall implied returns falling, heightened volatility is expected to stick around in the new year. Investment Director Andrew Whittaker joins Dr Matthew Peter to talk the retooling of QIC’s tactical asset allocation program and capturing opportunities for multi asset portfolios in 2025. It’s Take 10, and it’s out now.

While we wait for interest rates to find their new long-run level, how can asset allocators be maximising risk-return trade-offs? Investment Director Matthew Zweifel joins Chief Economist Dr Matthew Peter to talk portfolio tweaks in the return of a long-term neutral risk stance.

With promises of tax cuts and tariff hikes, where will a second Trump presidency leave the US economy and global markets?

QIC State CIO Allison Hill unpacks a suitcase full of insights from her latest travels around Europe and North America, including what global funds managers are making of inflation, risk appetites, valuations, AI and electrification.

It’s been sold as a Budget designed to reduce inflation, but what does economic modelling tell us about the impact of energy rebates on disposable income, and will this sway the RBA?

QIC’s Senior Economist Lynda Bourke is back for Take 10’s Budget breakdown, joining Dr Matthew Peter to discuss government spending and the latest labour market data.

It’s thought of as an economist’s Christmas, but as the Federal Budget looms and Treasurer Jim Chalmers checks his list twice, will cautious spending be the spirit of this inflation season?

Take 10’s Dr Matthew Peter is joined by QIC’s Senior Economist Lynda Bourke to preview the Albanese Government’s third Budget, where the cash will be splashed and whether another surplus is on the cards.

In our fourth episode of our Innovation in Infrastructure Podcast series, QIC’s Thierry Cojan chats with Brussels Airport Company’s Chief Strategy Officer, Hubert Flahaux, and Jetpak.AI’s Co-Founder and Chief Scientist Gautier Krings to discuss data science in the context of airports. Jetpack.AI was acquired last year by Brussels Airport in their drive to promote data science in everyday airport operations.

You will hear how Jetpak.AI is able to analyse the airport’s wealth of data to help guide strategy and decision making, including assisting in improving passenger processing times and capital allocations, following recent changes to EU border processing rules.

Utilising data science has enormous potential for Brussels Airport which in 2023 welcomed 22.2 million passengers, transported 701,000 tonnes of cargo through the airport, has direct connections to 220 destinations across 72 airlines and is home to over 260 businesses.

QIC's Head of Private Debt Simon La Greca is in the Take 10 hot seat with a Private Debt 101 for Chief Economist Dr Matthew Peter this week. How do we manage default risk? How are interest rates impacting returns? Where are the greatest opportunities? Tune in to find out.

The latest labour market data suggests employment is slowly shifting to a more sustainable trend, but is it enough to keep rate cuts on the table in 2024?

Join QIC’s Allison Hill and Dr Matthew Peter for more on when a sharp fall in jobs growth is expected and where the unemployment rate will land, as well as how China has managed to dig itself out of the property market malaise.

It’s Take 10, and it’s out now.