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Key investor trends unveiled in latest IFM report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... pension capital is ideally placed to partner with governments in investing in new and transformational infrastructure projects, helping create jobs and drive economic growth." IFM explicitly envisages emerging opportunities in the increased take up of ...

Recession-style policy but no recession: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... Nationals to achieve a net zero commitment. "But my bigger criticism is an economic one. First of all, when we put money in projects that haven't gone through normal assistant processes business cases, we always risk wasting taxpayers' funds," ...

Aussie instos commit $50bn to UK projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... Investors are among several local institutions that will splash their cash on clean energy, technology, and infrastructure projects in the UK in the coming years. Overnight the UK government announced major investments from AustralianSuper, Fortescue ...

Federal Budget delivers nothing on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... unproven carbon capture and storage. And a further $50 million dollars is being directed to accelerate polluting gas projects." Hutley pointed out that the fuel excise cut could have been "perhaps better spent" on supporting electric vehicles and EV ...

Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... global oil prices will stabilise after that. The fuel excise has traditionally been positioned as a tax to fund road projects and maintenance, but the Treasurer promised this cut to the excise is not at the expense of infrastructure - touting a $12 billion ...

Government flags $17.9bn infrastructure spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... Queensland and $2.264 billion for the North South Corridor, Torrens to Darlington in South Australia. "By investing in these projects we are delivering the infrastructure that the Australian economy needs to grow, to get Australians home sooner and safer ...

Key Budget measure won't help economy: Academic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... of life - including economists." In this scenario, the board of trustees would release a parallel budget of long-term projects on both a macroeconomic and microeconomic level. "This would ensure a long-term vision for federal spending, removing the influence ...

UniSuper makes venture capital play

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... blossom and grow over time." Under the agreement, UniSuper has committed $75 million into Uniseed which will cover existing projects as well as new developments across industries of the future, such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, quantum computing ...

Ashurst launches super offering, hires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... sector faces increasingly complex legal issues that require expert advice on financial regulation, corporate transactions, projects and disputes. I am excited by the opportunity to leverage Ashurst's extensive capabilities across legal practices ...

GIC bolsters Australian real estate JV

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... invests in hospitals, medical centres, ambulatory facilities, aged care facilities, and health precincts. Another 10 projects are currently under construction across Australia and New Zealand. NorthWest president and chief executive for Australia and ...