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NSW govt promises $60 billion infrastructure spend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... next election, and would rely on continued income from the 'asset recycling program', including from the partial lease of NSW's electricity distribution network. The majority of the projects named in the budget are greenfield construction projects rather ...

Westpac appoints national Agribusiness GM

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... Queensland for Westpac's retail and business banking division (WRRB). Prior to that, he was head of business banking for regional NSW and the ACT. "We recognise the agri-industry is of critical importance, not only to regional Australia but also to the ...

Wanted: $20bn electricity investor for NSW

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
The NSW government parliamentary caucus has agreed to a sell-off part of its state's electricity poles and wires distribution network, with an expected sale price of $20 billion to be presented to institutional investors. The agreement was reached after ...

Power sell off approved by NSW govt

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
The NSW government has approved the multi-billion dollar partial sale of its electricity network assets and will take the controversial policy to the next election. Coalition MPs agreed to privatise 49 per cent of the poles and wires assets on 99-year ...

Federal Court finds S&P guilty in landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... Local Government Financial Services (LGFS) could have implications across the world. The Federal Court ruled in favour of 12 NSW local councils who lost millions on failed investments in the aftermath of the GFC. The ruling means the councils will recover ...

Port of Newcastle leased for $1.75bn

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
The NSW government has leased the Port of Newcastle to a consortium of investors including the Chinese government, for $1.75 billion. The consortium is comprised of Australia's Hastings Funds Management and China Merchants, a Chinese state-owned corporation. ...

Baird premiership represents infra opportunity: ISA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... state. ISA, which lobbies on behalf of five of Australia's largest industry super funds, has been a vocal supporter of the NSW government's 'recycling' of brownfield infrastructure to fund new infrastructure projects. As treasurer, Baird was the driving ...

Would Baird premiership mean 'poles and wires' sale?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... premier, after his main rival Gladys Berejiklian announced she would not stand. Whether O'Farrell's departure changes the NSW government's position on energy infrastructure remains to be seen.

OneVue reshuffles board ahead of IPO

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... time constraints and potential conflicts of interest, the company said in a release. He is set to oversee the amalgamation of NSW State Super, the NSW Treasury Corporation and the Safety, Return to Work and Support Division. He felt that it was "no longer ...

Macquarie adds Government Bond Fund to SIV suite

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... Waratah Bond requirement for investors looking for New South Wales state sponsorship. "Previously, investors looking to live in NSW were required to apply separately to the government for their $1.5 million Waratah Bond," head of MSI Jason King said. ...