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PC examines Weaven's 'inverted bid' infra model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... likely to lead to a more competitively priced rate of return." Two of the biggest players in Australian infrastructure investment, and therefore the two to be most affected by the outcome of the inquiry - IFM Investors and Macquarie Group - were two ...

SMSFs poised to boost infrastructure investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... a current aggregate of $172 billion, in low-risk assets means that SMSFs would have an appetite for infrastructure investment," SPAA said. For the full story, download the February 10 issue of the Financial Standard iPad appA here.

Government must recycle brownfield infra: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... reduce the risk incurred by superannuation funds when making long-term investment decisions", such as infrastructure investment. The submission also stated that continued consolidation of super funds was a positive thing, as infrastructure generally ...

Infrastructure key in battle against SMSF exodus

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... are failing to capture our natural advantage." There are, however, well-known stumbling blocks to more infrastructure investment. While illiquidity risk is not as serious an issue for big industry funds, which traditionally have lots of young members ...

Record dry powder levels in unlisted infra funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
... infrastructure asset class has grown significantly in recent years, with strong investor appetite for infrastructure investment driving substantial growth in fundraising," Preqin manager - infrastructure data Elliot Bradbrook said. "While this strong ...

HOSTPLUS targets SMSFs with direct infra option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
Industry super fund HOSTPLUS has said it will introduce a direct infrastructure investment option aimed at attracting investment from self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). HOSTPLUS chief executive David Elia said the infrastructure investment option ...

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 ...

Challenger dismisses Access takeover rumours

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
Challenger is unlikely to take over infrastructure investment specialist Access Capital Advisers, despite media reports claiming the transaction was virtually a done deal. A spokesperson for Challenger said that the company's Fidante Partners division ...

Giant firms hold sway in infrastructure investment industry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... researcher Preqin. In its July edition of Infrastructure Spotlight, a regular report on trends in the global infrastructure investment industry, it showed that just a handful of firms control the majority of assets in the local market. Even within the ...

ACFS flummoxed by SMSF cash trend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... may fill an important gap in the market, while simultaneously addressing the perceived shortfall in infrastructure investment. "A form of infrastructures bonds would shift the funding onto the market [from the public sector], and appeal to both but particularly ...