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Westpac trumpets infrastructure's 'annuity style' potential

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Increased investment in infrastructure by superannuation funds would provide retirees with a much-needed "annuity-style" income stream, according to Westpac Group. In a submission to the Productivity Commission's Public Infrastructure Inquiry, the bank ...

Half of infrastructure investors unhappy with fee structures

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... 2010. "Many institutional investors surveyed by Preqin are dissatisfied with the terms currently offered by infrastructure fund managers, demonstrating that more needs to be done to improve the alignment of fund manager and investor interests when it ...

Infrastructure key in battle against SMSF exodus

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... described as "a wonderful contributor to the retirement savings of Australians." IFM Investors Australian Infrastructure Fund, for example, has delivered infrastructure returns of 12.1% over the last 18 years. "Based on our understanding and APRA data ...

Record dry powder levels in unlisted infra funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
... infrastructure data Elliot Bradbrook said. "While this strong fundraising market has resulted in unlisted infrastructure fund managers having record levels of dry powder available to invest, there are ongoing issues impacting deal flow, such as high ...

Future Fund hands confidential documents to AustralianSuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... listing board minutes, meeting records and copies of the agreements between the Future Fund and the Australian Infrastructure Fund (AIX). "The fund is confident in its position and maintains that it acted appropriately throughout the transaction," the ...

Institutional investors to lift infra assets

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
Pleased with the performance their infrastructure assets have produced over the last 12 months, two thirds of institutional investors are planning to further increase their exposure to the sector, according to recent research from alternatives specialist ...

Future Fund legally bound to protect docs in AustralianSuper feud

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
The Future Fund risks breaching a legally-binding confidentiality agreement with Australian Infrastructure Fund (AIX) if it hands over documents to AustralianSuper relating to its purchase of a stake in Perth airport. It is understood that AustralianSuper ...

Super behemoths set to lock horns in Supreme Court

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... stake by ascribing a 43% premium to its value when it bought $2 billion worth of shares from the Australian Infrastructure Fund (AIX). Yesterday the industry fund accused the $80 billion Future Fund of withholding crucial documents relating to the case ...

Future Fund accused of withholding docs in airport spat

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... Future Fund in relation to the allocation of the purchase price of the airport assets from the Australian Infrastructure Fund (AIX) and is pursuing this matter in the best interest of its two million members. "These documents are being sought so that ...

Future Fund denies wrongdoing in Perth Airport deal

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... breached a shareholders' agreement in its $2 billion purchase of a stake in Perth airport from Australian Infrastructure Fund (AIX). AustralianSuper is seeking damages -- thought to be in the region of $100 million. AustralianSuper said it had been deprived ...