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Govt infrastructure fund falls well short

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... that will make annual contributions starting at $700 million from 2012-2013. The fund will help build roads, ports, electricity and water supply utilities in Australia's resource industry. Peter Meany, head of global infrastructure securities at Colonial ...

African bourse on the rise

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... the bourse has made in the past two years. Among them was the largest public debt issue to date involving the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KENGEN) Public Infrastructure Bond Offer (PIBO) last November, which raised Kshs. 25 billion (AUD$350 ...

UBS and REST join forces for green infrastructure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... will bring immediate economic benefits to the Merredin community while providing a clean, emissions free source of electricity generation for many years to come," noted the website. The UBS International Infrastructure Fund is managed by UBS Global Asset ...

Global instos flock to Asian infrastructure

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... Australia. The fund targets a range of infrastructure assets including toll roads, transportation assets, power generation, electricity transmission, water supply and waste management. Capital commitments came from a range of institutional and high net ...

In a better place

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... Australia is a net importer of oil. How could this be negative? Just ask the New South Walers who are facing a rise in electricity charges. Just ask Australian petrol heads who are now paying more to feed their petrol tanks just to get from A to B. Lower ...

Cbus Connect merger heralds investment changes

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
Cbus is in merger talks with electricity fund CONNECT - a move that could see changes in overlapping mandates and a face off between each fund's asset consultant, Frontier Investments and JANA. Cbus, the industry fund for the construction, building ...

Property funds under green watch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... assets acquired or developed in 2008 comply with "green" or energy-efficiency standards, such as LEED or BREEAM. With electricity prices on the rise, Dr. Kok said energy consumption should be the first target. "Benchmarking the energy consumption of ...

Private equity firms sign PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... one of Ironbridge Capital's portfolio companies, EnviroWaste. The company uses the gas from landfills to generate electricity in an environmentally friendly way. CHAMP Private Equity is one of Australia's largest independent buyout funds managers. The ...

Finance firms power down to power up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... challenges facing financial services companies today is how to reduce their energy usage at a time when the cost of electricity is running high. For example, Gartner research found that through 2009, energy cost will emerge as a company's highest operating ...

LGS wins green globe award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... direct property portfolio through the implementation of its Sustainable Portfolio Program. The portfolio now uses electricity sourced from renewable methods for 100 per cent of the base building needs and efficient lighting and water appliances. The ...