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Super funds to invest direct into infrastructure

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
The recent surge in superannuation inflows could push funds into direct infrastructure investment, according to Gabriel Szondy, managing director of the Centre for Investor Education. With contributions last financial year up between 23 and 35 per cent ...

Howard flags infrastructure fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
... would be managed by the Future Fund board and used for future infrastructure projects. Labor said its infrastructure investment priorities would be set independently of Government through 'Infrastructure Australia', while it commented that the lack of ...

Sunsuper flags $116m CFS infrastructure buy

Queensland-based Sunsuper has set a precedent in the way super funds invest in infrastructure when it announced plans to buy an ASX-listed company, Colonial First State Private Capital (CFI), for $116 million. "What we're looking for are good assets. ...

Economic round-up: Infrastructure's renovation rescue

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
... Committee for Economic Development of Australia's projections on what is needed to address Australia's infrastructure investment backlog and to lift capacity and productivity. But while the nation's economic strength supports funding for infrastructure ...

Economic round-up: Infrastructure - sink or swim?

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
... what CEDA anticipates Australia will need to spend on infrastructure. "There is a serious backlog in infrastructure investment, in water, energy and land transport, estimated conservatively at $25 billion, which requires immediate attention, " CEDA said. ...

Starved infrastructure will bite into growth

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... Australia (CEDA), Australia still has a major challenge in encouraging business innovation and boosting infrastructure investment. In their report on Australia's infrastructure, CEDA said, "Australia's infrastructure - investment in land, such as roads ...

IFM bolsters infrastructure team

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
Industry Funds Management (IFM) has boosted its infrastructure team, with former CSFB executive, Kyle Mangini, joining as the new senior investment manager - infrastructure, and ex-BHP Billiton R&D executive, Michael Landman, joining as investment manager. ...

Mariner buying up in Germany

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2007
... string to Mariner's property investment bow, sitting alongside the company's six other property and infrastructure investment options.

CFS rebuilds infrastructure for $1.2b play

... $1.2 billion from the institutional market. The group has promoted Stephen Vineburg to global head of infrastructure investment and hired Perry Clausen, formerly infrastructure manager at industry fund giant REST, as head of infrastructure investment ...

B&B profits jump with new funds in the pipeline

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
Babcock & Brown's transformation into an 'in-house' advisory firm for its burgeoning specialist funds activities seems virtually complete, after it nearly trebled the amount of advisory fees, with new funds already in the pipeline. In 2006, Babcock ...