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Whitehelm Capital acquires AGL assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... Infrastructure manager Whitehelm Capital has acquired a portfolio of regional and compressed natural gas refuelling assets from electricity and gas giant AGL. Whitehelm Capital purchased the assets on behalf of Sustainable Energy Infrastructure, which ...

IFM partners to slash carbon emissions in $12bn fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... emissions for the assets contained in its $12 billion Australian Infrastructure Fund, including ports, airports and electricity. The CEFC is committing $150 million to the fund to focus on carbon reduction initiatives such as on-site solar photovoltaic ...

RARE wins mandate from $182bn US manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... strategy invests in a range of global listed infrastructure assets across multiple industry sectors including gas, electricity and water utilities, toll-roads, airports, rail and communications. By becoming a part of Principal's multi-manager suite ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... on Wall Street, North Korea, American protectionism, stagnant wages growth and high household debt levels, rising electricity prices and still elevated property prices - and more recently, Barnaby Joyce - these are a few of (not my favourite things) ...

Infrastructure investment needs rethink

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... falling cost of battery energy storage, greater penetration of renewable power generation, increased inter-connection of electricity networks, and the greater prevalence of electric vehicles." The AECOM survey showed 67% of respondents felt the infrastructure ...

Soaring education costs require financial plan: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... analytics firm forseechange, Charlie Nelson said with wages stubbornly growing 2% per year and the cost of fuel and electricity rising faster than inflation, parents have less discretionary money to spend and will find it hard to pay for education than ...

Oil's gift to central bankers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... rise or fall of oil prices have indirect impact on core consumer prices. This is because higher oil prices raise the electricity costs of operations as well as transport costs, among others. These higher costs would eventually be passed on to consume ...

Super funds partner to tackle the coal problem

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... opportunities are arising. The report notes that in comparison to OECD peers, the emissions intensity of Australian electricity generation is about 90% higher than the average - but this is likely to change. Part of the reason for this is the global ...

Profit margin squeeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... Respondents in retail and hospitality are reporting reduced spending by consumers due to a mix of increased household electricity costs, flat income growth, and relatively poor consumer confidence." Yes, Virginia, we're back to the problem that is Australian ...

Divergent business confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... costs over wage costs at present". As they should. For instance, a report from mozo.com.au reports that as at 1 July, electricity prices in New South Wales jumped between 11.8% and 34.5% (depending on the energy provider). The increase in electricity ...