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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... construction continued to expand in September on the back of increased non-mining infrastructure work - particularly, road and rail projects in the eastern states -- but commercial construction activity returned into negative territory after expanding ...

Canadian instos approved for Aussie ag investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... that both institutional investors already have interests in the grain supply chain, with CPPIB holding a 33% interest in rail operator Pacific National and bcIMC holding 12%. Glencore Agriculture has a strong position in the supply of upcountry grain ...

QIC and Future Fund win Port of Melbourne lease

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... fund," Costello said. GIP Australia partner Russell Smith said the firm "looks forward to bringing to bear our strong port and rail industry expertise to drive forward the efficiency and capacity of the Port of Melbourne and focus on the necessary transformational ...

AMP Capital boosts Infrastructure Equity team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... management for the benefit of our investors." Pacey has also previously held senior finance and operational roles with Virgin Rail and Metronet Rail, and management roles in the procurement, IT, commercial and risk disciplines. Pacey commenced with AMP ...

EGFM launches new property fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
... million. The fund will concentrate on yielding property assets near new and upgraded infrastructure, such as Sydney's North West Rail Link or the Melbourne Metro Rail project, which will then be set for development at the suitable time in the market ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... As an attempt to stimulate the Japanese economy Prime Minister Shino Abe last week announced a A$120 billion maglev fast rail infrastructure project.

Centuria's Macquarie strategy pays off

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... strategy to invest in an area that would benefit from planned infrastructure developments such as the Chatswood to Epping rail link and the expansion of the Macquarie Centre "has paid off handsomely for investors." They have received between a 300% and ...

World first green bond raises $300m

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... traffic lights, hydroelectric power stations, low-carbon buildings at Federation Square, the Melbourne Metro Tunnel, the Mernda Rail extension and the development of a large scale renewable energy power station. Victorian treasurer, Tim Pallas, said ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... (-13.8%), while increases were observed in Sweden (+14.4%), Romania (+7.5%), Spain (+3.1%) and the Netherlands (+2.1%). HSR rail's 30,000 km global network With talk of High Speed Rail again gathering pace in Australia, albeit the latest loosely bound ...

QIC assesses the tech spectrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... already being used to inspect geographically dispersed infrastructure such as electricity lines, gas pipelines, road and rail at a fraction of the cost and time required for manned equivalents. QIC currently manages about $6.8 billion in global infrastructure ...