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SG freeze to hit young and low income earners hardest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... successive Treasurers will erode confidence in our system. "It will mean less investment in productivity enhancing and nation building infrastructure, more pressure on future federal budgets due to increased reliance on the pension and the creation of ...

Cap market efficiency plummets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... reasons the modern superannuation system was developed was to create a pool of capital that would be available for nation building and capital formation, ISA chief executive, David Whiteley, said: "Government and industry need to work together to look ...

Funds market climbs 12.7% to $1.6tr

STAFF WRITERS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
... Management with $104 billion and the Future Fund Management Agency with $100.3 billion including its collection of nation building funds. Indexed FUM also had a reasonable 12 months climbing 12% to $270 billion while boutique investment managers jumped ...

Govt introduces new infra tax break

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... making it easier for investors to access these losses." They said that, despite channelling $60 billion into their 'Nation Building Program', Labor "recognise the need to mobilise private capital."

Bureaucratic processes hinder infrastructure investment: ISN

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... of up to $770 billion, and Industry SuperFunds are ready to work with governments to further invest in critical nation building infrastructure," ISN Chair Steve Bracks said. Bracks said that, as not for profit organisations without shareholders expecting ...

FFMA is on track to break $100bn barrier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... the public sector agency that looks after the $85 billion Future Fund, as well as $12 billion in special purpose nation building funds. These funds are the $4 billion Education Investment Fund, the $5 billion Building Australia Fund and the $3 billion ...

Funds should target retirement income not returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... of retirement income at Challenger Ltd. Cooper was speaking this week at the Superannuation and Social Purpose: Nation Building, Governance and Politics conference held at the University of Sydney. The conundrum is that while high exposure to equities ...

IFM strengthens push for government infra deals

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
Industry Funds Management has ramped up its push for governments and investors to unite on nation building infrastructure in the face of increased opportunities overseas, launching a national advertising campaign to spread the message. IFM has just ...

Time for super to step up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... investment flows particularly if it reinforces constructive initiatives regarding climate change, corporate disclosure, nation building and rebalancing the financial services market. He said if Australia can marshal these forces there is great potential ...

Macquarie wins mandate from Mexico

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... fund provides investors with "a vehicle to invest in a domestic infrastructure portfolio and contribute to the nation building goals set out in the government's infrastructure plan." Macquarie Group's Capital Funds division manages more than $131 billion ...