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ISA gives evidence to PC on inverted bid model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) will today present its 'inverted bid' infrastructure funding model to the Productivity Commission (PC). ISA and its associated fund manager, IFM Investors, have long been talking about the inverted bid model, which spells ...

PC examines Weaven's 'inverted bid' infra model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
The Productivity Commission (PC) has given qualified support to Industry Super Australia's (ISA's) 'inverted bid' model for investing in greenfield infrastructure projects in its draft report on public infrastructure. Informally known as the 'Weaven ...

PC calls for overhaul of public infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
The Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended a "comprehensive overhaul" of Australia's public infrastructure following the release a draft report on the topic. The report, which runs for nearly 600 pages, covers issues such as funding new projects ...

Industry asked for views on managed investment schemes

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... reduction of the regulatory burden on the industry, in line with the government's "commitment to the promotion of productivity." Areas it focused on were: the possibility of providing a statutory buy-back procedure similar to that for companies; a disclosure ...

CBA posts $4.27bn half year profit

AAP & ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... items, was $4.21 billion, up 16% from $3.63 billion in the previous year. CBA has maintained its focus on technology, productivity and risk and invested $589 million for long term growth. "We have strengthened our focus on enhancing the financial well-being ...

ANZ profit on the rise in first quarter

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... $322 million in the September quarter. The global wealth division continued to improve business performance through productivity gains and increased sales of wealth solutions to bank customers. ANZ Chief executive Mike Smith forecasted a 10% fall in ...

SMSFs poised to boost infrastructure investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... long term investment makes infrastructure an attractive option for these investors. In a recent submission to the Productivity Commission Public Infrastructure inquiry, the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) listed the advantages of ...

Global economy on a knife edge

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014

Government must recycle brownfield infra: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... capital recycling model for infrastructure development to attract superannuation investment. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's Public Infrastructure Inquiry, the FSC said super funds were ready to invest in existing (brownfield) infrastructure ...

AMP Capital proposes new infra funding model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
... tax revenue from the resulting economic activity. AMP Capital made the proposal as part of its submission to the Productivity Commission's Public Infrastructure Inquiry. It said that, while there is significant appetite from institutional investors and ...