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From oil at US$300 to oil at US$30

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... continue to slide forevermore. Like this fearless forecast from Mr. Murray Edwards -- oil entrepreneur and chairman of the Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. The Financial Post quoted him saying, "Prices could spike down to $30, $40. It got down to $35 ...

IFM has 'concerns' over infra prices

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
IFM Investors' head of European infrastructure debt David Cooper has stopped short of saying there is an infrastructure bubble, but raised 'concerns' about the prices institutional investors are paying for infrastructure. When asked to comment on whether ...

AMP debt fund beats target with US$1.1 billion final close

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... capital and secured five investments to build out IDF II's portfolio.A Recent investments include subordinated loans to Canadian renewable energy company Alterra Power Corporation and US power generation facility Astoria Project Partners. "Our focus ...

Infra posts 18 pct returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... Australian investment into its own infrastructure sector is considered to be a major reason why international buyers such as Canadian defined benefit pension funds are moving into the sector and crowding out some local investors.

PROFILE: UniSuper CEO Kevin O'Sullivan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... consultant Towers Perrin - the company which would eventually become Towers Watson - in Melbourne. As a cosmopolitan Canadian, he says Melbourne very quickly felt like home. "Melbourne is quite similar to Toronto. It's a multi-cultural city, people are ...

Brumbie: Super idea, super silly reaction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... superannuation balance to put towards a home deposit. The plan is a bit short on detail but since his media release described a Canadian scheme whereby fund members can borrow up to $25,000 from their superannuation account for a home deposit, which ...

Canadian pension fund buys AMP NZ property portfolio

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... opportunity to sell the portfolio to a single buyer was an attractive one." The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is a Canadian public corporation that manages around $80 billion for the pension plans of the Canadian Public Service, the Canadian ...

NSW govt promises $60 billion infrastructure spend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... Motorway at West Pennant Hills, will be built and operated with the M7 Westlink shareholders, which include QIC and the Canadian Pension Plan. There will also be manifold opportunities for private infrastructure debt providers, including in the WestConnex ...

UK on the go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... expect the central bank to restart its quantitative easing asset purchases of provide other stimulus soon after former Canadian central bank chief takes Mark Carney takes over from governor Mervyn King on July 1". Turns out those "many economists" were ...

Wanted: $20bn electricity investor for NSW

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... Minister Tony Abbott's latest international trip that included a visit to Canada where one of his objectives was wooing Canadian pension funds to increase their direct investment into Australia. Canadian direct investment into Australia is already estimated ...