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Industry fund merger advances

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... aligned in creating a sustainable fund which protects and promotes the retirement savings of workers in the mining and transport industries." Previously, Sherry and Langby also said: "Mine Super and TWUSUPER share the vision of creating a sustainable ...

Cut spending and raise taxes, super preservation age: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... collections as a share of the economy. In terms of spending reductions, it's recommended cutting spending on major defence and transport projects; undoing Western Australia's special deal on the GST; trimming spending on hospitals, pathology, and pharmaceuticals ...

ISA renews calls for gig worker super

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... entitled to Superannuation Guarantee contributions under the Fair Work Act 2009. The typical gig worker, working in transport or food delivery and performing an average of 14.5 hours a week at $24 an hour is missing out of $1900 in superannuation each ...

Women-led super funds outperform over medium, long run

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... energy, pharmaceuticals and diversified financials. However, women-led funds were structurally much more exposed to the transport, banking, food and diversified financials, Rainmaker said, while male-led funds were more exposed to healthcare, materials ...

IFM Investors buys biogas developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... natural gas (RNG) - biogas - projects, IFM Investors said. GreenGas uses existing technologies to capture, purify and transport biogas from existing organic waste streams for its end use as pipeline quality RNG. IFM Investors noted that GreenGas sells ...

Downside risk dominates Australia's economic outlook: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... above target through 2024. "Inflationary pressures are expected to persist in the near term given high energy, food, and transport costs, lingering supply disruptions, gradually rising nominal wages and pent-up domestic demand," the report said. Headline ...

Australian CPI accelerates to 7.3%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
... ahead of market expectation (7.2%) paints a different picture. The newest surge was driven by increased food prices, transport and housing, with seasonal spending also a cause, following Black Friday's boosted sales. According to the data, retail ...

ART, Macquarie, PGGM partner on portfolio acquisition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
Australian Retirement Trust (ART), Macquarie Asset Management and the PGGM Infrastructure Fund have backed a Macquarie AirFinance acquisition. Macquarie AirFinance secured a US$2.2 billion portfolio from Aviation Lease and Finance Company (ALAFCO). ...

Mine Super and TWUSUPER explore merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... share the vision of creating a sustainable fund which protects and promotes the interests of workers in the mining and transport industries," they said. "In accordance with the MoU, both Mine Super and TWUSUPER are currently undertaking extensive due ...

Amber Infrastructure buys up NZ assets

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
... growing Australian investment portfolio which now totals assets worth more than $9 billion across the public, healthcare, transport, energy, and digital sectors. The transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals, including from New Zealand's Overseas ...