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The Infrastructure Fund reaches into Europe

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... Lette said. Earlier this year, TIF and consortium partner China Merchants Group won the $1.75 billion New South Wales Government auction for the 99 year lease of Port of Newcastle. TIF is a $1.6 billion investment fund formed in 1998 by a group of institutional ...

CBA 'open-minded' about Bitcoin

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief executive Ian Narev has countered the notion that the banking sector is "oblivious" to Bitcoin. Speaking at an event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Sydney this week, Narev said the bank is open-minded about ...

NSW govt promises $60 billion infrastructure spend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
The New South Wales government has said it will spend more than $60 billion on infrastructure over the next four years. The majority of this would take place after the next election, and would rely on continued income from the 'asset recycling program' ...

States urged to recycle infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... the proceeds go towards funding new infrastructure projects. Had the initiative been running when the New South Wales government sold the Port of Newcastle for $1.75 billion in April, it would have received an additional $260 million from the federal ...

The Infrastructure Fund looking to add to Port of Newcastle purchase

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... coal export port. Last week, TIF and consortium partner China Merchants Group won the $1.75 billion New South Wales Government auction for the Port of Newcastle. This deal marked TIF's first purchase under new trustee arrangements with The Private Capital ...

PROFILE: MetLife head of distribution Michael Gooddall

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... sciences, that I thought 'I'll just go and get a job," he remembers. Goodall ended up in marketing for New South Wales Government Railways promoting freight services.A He says the job was a lot of fun but the system for career progression was built firmly ...

State Super to combine with two NSW state funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
The New South Wales government has announced it will amalgamate the management of the assets of State Super with that of two other state-run funds. The management of SAS Trustee Corporation, the trustee of State Super, will merge with that of the Safety ...

WA govt plans string of infra asset sales

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... a number of infrastructure assets, as part of a recycling strategy similar to that employed by the New South Wales government. Addressing an auditorium full of superannuation delegates in Perth, WA minister for energy and finance Mike Nahan said the ...

Infrastructure debt 'not that scary': AusSuper chair

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... not really that scary, and I think we do really need to open our minds to it." Ridout pointed to the New South Wales Government's model of 'recycling' infrastructure (i.e. selling off existing operations) in order to fund new projects as an example to ...

Former Macquarie exec to head up EFIC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... and chief executive Angus Armour, who spent 10 years in the role. Armour moves to a position with the New South Wales Government. "The Board would like to thank Angus for his significant contribution to EFIC. Over the past decade, EFIC has signed facilities ...