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Investors to benefit from $4tn US infrastructure bill

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... The 2017 BNY Mellon Investment Management Alternatives Outlook noted Donald Trump's pledge US$1 trillion to a US infrastructure overhaul has driven up investment appetite for the asset class. "In the alternative universe, infrastructure and renewable ...

Super to drive employment in 2017

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... According to SUPER Recruiters, listed infrastructure provides the ability to capture the forecast growth in US infrastructure development, with the flexibility of listed investments - providing a means of exiting the asset class should things suddenly ...

Trump to boost Aussie commodities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... that, given the strong performance of energy stocks during periods of fiscal growth, the massive investment in US infrastructure promised by Trump stands to have a positive knock-on effect. The report stated: "A rising tide lifts all boats, so the saying ...

AMP Capital strengthens US infrastructure debt team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... roles with RBC Capital markets and WestLB, working across structured finance and mergers and acquisitions in the US infrastructure and energy sectors. AMP Capital has also appointed James Redmond as an infrastructure debt associate, also based in New ...

EGFM launches new property fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
EG Funds Management has launched a new close-ended, unlisted real estate fund. Yield Plus Infrastructure Fund No. 2 (YPI 2) raised just under $400 million in equity at first close with both domestic and offshore institutional investors. The fund manager ...

AMP Capital takes majority stake in Angel Trains

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
AMP Capital has taken a majority stake in UK train leasing company Angel Trains. After purchasing additional equity in the company from Arcus Infrastructure Partners' European Infrastructure Fund 1, AMP Capital's ownership of Angel Trains has increased ...

US golden opportunity for listed infrastructure

ALEX BURKE, LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
The US infrastructure crisis is creating significant opportunities for investment, with two players in the Australian market racing to list global infrastructure funds on the ASX. Speaking at the AMP Capital infrastructure roundtable in Sydney, head ...

IFM pins hopes on state governments and eyes $1bn infra deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
Industry Funds Management is on the lookout for $1 billion plus infrastructure investments and hopes that state government asset disposals will breath life into the Australian market. Industry Funds Management's (IFM) chief executive, Brett Himbury ...

Solaris responds to super demands on ESG policy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
As super funds increasingly require ESG factors to be embedded into the investment process of fund managers, $4 billion boutique Solaris Investment Management has appointed a specialist on a permanent basis. Lisa Domagala has been working with Solaris ...

Cashed-up China eyes US investments

... emerging that US investment opportunities are attracting Asian interest. Stirring the most interest appears to be US infrastructure, said Liu Chuanzhi, head of IT group Lenova who said that the $300 billion China sovereign wealth fund discussed the possibilities ...