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AustralianSuper in $3.58bn telecoms acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... partnered for the $3.58 billion acquisition of one of Australia's leading providers of telecommunications tower infrastructure. The super fund will acquire Axicom in partnership with Singtel owned Australia Tower Network. Axicom owns and operates about ...

Aussie instos commit $50bn to UK projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... IFM 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 ...

Clime backs newly launched asset manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
... while Hung is partner and senior portfolio manager. Under the partnership, Clime will provide Torica with operating infrastructure and marketing support as it looks to win institutional, private, and wholesale mandates. "Torica is actively managing assets ...

Federal Budget delivers nothing on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... pointed out that the fuel excise cut could have been "perhaps better spent" on supporting electric vehicles and EV infrastructure investment as well as public and active transport initiatives. Oliver Wyman head of climate and sustainability platform ...

Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... 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 road spend in the coming year. With cost of living pressures being felt around the country, Frydenberg ...

Tough news for those already doing it tough

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... the aged care sector, including new home care packages, respite services, training places, retention bonuses and infrastructure upgrades. This plan will be continued, with the 2022-2023 Budget providing for an additional $340 million to embed pharmacy ...

War in Ukraine sparks defence spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... government will build a new submarine base on the east coast of Australia as part of a $10 billion spend on submarine infrastructure. That $10 billion includes $4.3 billion invested in a large vessel dry berth in Western Australia. Steps are also being ...

Floods, fires, plagues catered to in Budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... low emissions LNG and clean hydrogen production in Darwin, together with associated carbon capture and storage infrastructure. Emissions-lowering Budget promises also include $247.1 million to support increased private sector investment in low emissions ...

Excise tax, super top budget worries

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... make a great deal of sense. It raises about $22 billion a year and that is earmarked for investment in roads and infrastructure. It's also the only kind of de-facto carbon tax we have in this country," Holden explains. "However, in theory you could have ...

Government flags $17.9bn infrastructure spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
Ahead of the Federal Budget this evening, the government has announced a $17.9 billion infrastructure spend across the country. The new announcements will see the government's rolling 10-year infrastructure investment pipeline will increase from ...