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IFM director wins prestigious award

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... accomplishments making him a key member of the IFM team," said Brett Himbury, chief executive, IFM. Global infrastructure investment manager IFM manages over $27.6 billion worldwide. It is owned by Industry Super Holdings, which is owned by 35 major ...

Cashed-up China eyes US investments

... computer giant IBM. China already holds an estimated $800 billion in US government debt and any new infrastructure investment, which would be on top of a $1.6 billion placement in March, would be a sign that investment traffic is beginning to flow the ...

Port of Brisbane in the hands of super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
The $33 billion AustralianSuper is adding the Port of Brisbane to its infrastructure portfolio - the latest addition to its $4.5 billion infrastructure portfolio after the fund signalled its intentions to be a key player in the asset class earlier this ...

CalPERS deploys US$500m into ESG, OTPP buys Chunnel link

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... already committed over US$2.1 billion to similar initiatives since '06. Meanwhile OTPP and Borealis - the infrastructure investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Scheme - are believed to have beaten a number of high profile infrastructure ...

Toll roads lead global $50bn M&A activity

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
Infrastructure investments worldwide are due to attract at least $50 billion from pension and sovereign funds over the next two years with toll roads at the top of the buy list. According to the latest UBS report, there are a number of major takeover ...

Former VFMC chief joins CP2

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... Funds Management Corporation chief executive, Syd Bone, has been appointed chief executive of global infrastructure investment firm, CP2. Bone was chief executive of VFMC from 2004 to 2009. He was also former managing director of the Asia Pacific operations ...

AMP buys $80m social infra fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... Head of Infrastructure Phil Garling said AMP's goal is to establish the fund as the pre-eminent PPP infrastructure investment fund in the country. "We are finding that some investors are seeking protection against the possibility of a high inflation ...

AustralianSuper seizes infra leadership

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
Demand for more infrastructure investment creates huge investment opportunities for super funds, and AustralianSuper intends taking a leadership role. The fund has not only announced intentions to appoint four major investment team leaders, including ...

AMP Capital opens NY office

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... high profile recruitments to get things underway. "AMP Capital is one of the most experienced global infrastructure investment managers and by launching a North American infrastructure business we are delivering our clients first class access to some ...

Infrastructure mandates tough for super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... have reasonable prospects for return, and won't be heavily debt ridden." Asset Super used to have an infrastructure investment mandate with AMP, which has since been terminated. Westscheme and MTAA Super Fund, along with AMP, are examples of institutional ...