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Ontario Teachers' sells majority stake in Sydney desalination plant

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... interest through its pre-emptive rights over OTPP's stake. As the only significant rainfall-independent source of drinking water, the plant is a critical asset for Greater Sydney, OTPP explained. Completely powered by renewable energy, the facility ...

Aware Real Estate, Barings acquire Home HQ Artarmon

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... well-performing asset, Aware Real Estate and Barings said. The centre also boasts a 6-star NABERS Energy rating and a 6-star NABERS Water rating, positioning the building as sustainability-conscious infrastructure. Uniquely, the shopping centre has extensive ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... the produce, particularly from Australia's largest trading partner - China. "Food is a basic necessity. It's like water finding its way through a maze - it'll eventually find a home. What the tariffs have done is provide a bit of short-term ...

Rest hires from AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Rest, the $103 billion superannuation fund, is appointing a governance specialist with extensive experience in the superannuation and financial services industry. Reporting to Rest's chief strategy and corporate affairs officer Tyrone O'Neill ...

Conaghan holds ASIC accountable for Shield, First Guardian mess

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
The shadow minister for financial services Pat Conaghan has thrust ASIC front and centre of the First Guardian and Shield Master Fund collapses, saying it should take accountability for its delayed action and it is high time for its reformation. Conaghan ...

Macquarie terminates more options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Macquarie yesterday announced it is terminating several investment options within its SMA Model Portfolio over the coming weeks. Three options each offered by Activam and Boutique Wealth Australia will shutter on November 30 and December 15 respectively. ...

Super performance test, DBFO reforms coming: Government

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... Reform Roundtable in August, we heard that there was more that we could consider to improve the performance test, not to water it down, not to weaken it, but to refine and strengthen it, to make sure it isn't creating unnecessary obstacles to investment ...

Kenya to establish sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... infrastructure investments, the Kenyan treasury said this may include but is not limited to agriculture, transport, housing, energy, water, and education and health investments. It will be funded through a variety of revenue channels, including the government's ...

'We have entered a new economic era': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... of mass unemployment appear alarmist. In our view, evolution is more likely than revolution, but there is still a lot of water to go under the bridge." Lastly, the world is in the early stages of a major demographic shift as its people age, and more ...

Regal, Merricks invest $400m in South Australian infrastructure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
... investor in South Australia, having invested more than $800 million across commercial real estate, agriculture and farmland, water, infrastructure and resources. Earlier this year Regal acquired Mayfair Hotel in Adelaide for $75 million in partnership ...