Essential infrastructure: The HALO assets of the AI boom
Ausbil Investment Management | 04 November 2026 | 0.25 CE
You could be fooled into thinking that the AI boom is all about NVIDIA, OpenAI, Anthropic and the hyperscalers. Fortunately for investors, AI is about a lot more. One area AI is stimulating is power, and the hard assets of essential infrastructure – assets which Goldman Sachs refers to as HALO (Heavy Assets, Low Obsolescence)1. HALO assets in infrastructure are staring into the biggest step change in energy demand ever seen, offering compelling opportunities for investors.
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The productivity miracle, with the addition of AI, is driving major global capital e...