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Chief economist update: Frydenberg spends big

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... further wave of investment. New apprenticeships and training places to get more Australians into work. A $110 billion infrastructure pipeline to build our nation's future. And record funding to guarantee the essential services Australians rely on. ...

No big losers in FY22 budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... Frydenberg extending tax cuts, significant measures to enhance women's economic security and a $15 billion infrastructure spend. Delivering the 2021/22 federal budget in Canberra this evening, Frydenberg declared Australia better placed than just ...

Key Treasury initiatives outlined

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
Buried deep within budget documents are several steps the government will take to further boost our financial system, including greater powers for regulators and $11.2 million to enhance super fund member outcomes. While far from the headline measures ...

Infrastructure investment builds to $170bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
The government has announced a $110 billion infrastructure project pipeline to help fuel the post COVID-19 economic stimulus, and it's not just concrete and steel. Billed as one of the budget's cornerstone commitments, the government will spend an extra ...

OPINION: Super for housing was the wrong policy fight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... understood because it is so inconsequential. Yes, it's a brilliant idea to enable Australians to use the administrative infrastructure of their superannuation fund to help them save for their first home. But with interest rates at 6000-year lows and ...

Investec fund in management buyout

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... to manage it, which includes Sean Holland, Shane Simon and Alexander Corder. Former Investec head of power and infrastructure finance Jeff Law has also joined Commencer as co-fund manager. The existing investment committee will remain, including independent ...

First Sentier adds director

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
First Sentier Investors has added a staffer to its direct infrastructure team who will oversee water, wastewater and energy transition. Karine Rouge joined in May as a director based in New York. She reports to John Ma, the head of direct infrastructure ...

Macquarie posts $3bn profit, makes hire

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... Lim has been with Macquarie for over 16 years, commencing as a business analyst graduate in 2005 with Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets. She also was head of MAIF investments of the Macquarie Asia Infrastructure Fund series, with around US$6.5 ...

MAX finalists named, voting open

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... Financial - Make your money work harder MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR - INDUSTRY ClearBridge Investments - Sustainable Infrastructure investing Franklin Templeton - MORE BT - BT Academy First Sentier Investors - Curious Facts Robeco - Climate Change ...

AMP Capital invests in India

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
AMP Capital has made its inaugural infrastructure debt investment in India, co-financing a deal that will help build major roads for the country. AMP Capital is committing about US$73 million to listed road infrastructure company Sadbhav Infrastructure ...