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Cash in on overseas asset offload

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... originator of loans, for mortgages on commercial property, loans on maritime assets, power plants and PPP social infrastructure are viable alternative investments, which can diversify portfolios and hedge against inflation, he said.

Mariners bid underdone

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... business is comprised of four funds, including the ASX-listed Australian Educational Trust and Australian Social Infrastructure Fund. It also includes the unlisted Austock Childcare Fund and the CIB fund, a wholesale unit trust. The sale of the property ...

Folkestone forced to pay cash

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... business is comprised of four funds, including the ASX-listed Australian Educational Trust and Australian Social Infrastructure Fund. It also includes the unlisted Austock Childcare Fund and the CIB fund, a wholesale unit trust. The sale of the property ...

Austock sells PFM to Folkstone

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... Paramor. Austock Property manages four funds - the ASX listed Australian Educational Trust and the Australian Social Infrastructure Fund, and the unlisted Austock Childcare Fund and the Wholesale Unlisted CIB Fund - with approximately $555 million in ...

AMP Capital buys into SA schools project

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... increasingly turning to the private sector to fund the development and delivery of critical economic and social infrastructure assets," said Paul Foster, AMP Capital head of infrastructure Australia and New Zealand. "In addition, a significant number ...

More infra investors going direct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... Australia. Projects attracting their attention are energy, transportation and utilities and waste management. Social infrastructure such as housing and hospital projects are also attracting interest but not as intensely given the extra difficulties in ...

Social infrastructure not suited to pension funds: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Pension funds should avoid investing in social infrastructure because of its inherent political risk and its small illiquid asset pool, according to a just released study by the UK EDHEC Risk Institute. In their report entitled "Pension Fund Investment ...

Australian Unity offers instos retirement investment opportunities

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... and package it up to meet the investment needs of super funds," said Alcorn. "In some respects it almost social infrastructure as some funds look to provide more services to their members which we have seen with industry funds providing mortgages, this ...

Govt uncertainty plagues wealth mgmt industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... for significant infrastructure development with $770 billion required to fund shortfalls in economic and social infrastructure nationally," said Wilson. "The long-term nature of infrastructure is appealing to superannuation funds however it is the associated ...

Investec Australia hires ex-Alba Capital team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... infrastructure classes, said Investec chief executive officer, David Clarke. "The team comes with vast expertise in social infrastructure such as high quality precinct developments and specialised buildings for governments departments, communities and ...