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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. ...

Would Baird premiership mean 'poles and wires' sale?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... has overseen the sale of two major ports - Kembla and Botany - and the process is underway for the sale of a third, Newcastle. Industry super funds bought Port Botany, largely through IFM Investors. The Baird model of selling brownfield infrastructure ...

Crowdfunding investment platform launched

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... startup accelerators and incubators including Startmate and BlueChilli in Sydney, AngelCube in Melbourne, Slingshot in Newcastle, UOW iAccelerate in Wollongong and iLab in Brisbane. "Corporate incubator programs including Telstra's muru-D and OptusSingtel ...

Baird proposes tax changes for NSW infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... Kembla, and the planned sale of assets such as electricity generators - which are already on the market - and the Port of Newcastle. While the Port of Newcastle sale is yet to go ahead, Baird said the proceeds would be used to revitalise Newcastle, in ...

AMP's Hillross grows network with 'relaxed' branding

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013

International pension funds battle for Aussie infra

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... of Port Botany - won by Industry Funds Management (IFM) - as an example. Competition in the upcoming sale of Port of Newcastle is likely to be equally intense. This raises the question, will there be enough infrastructure projects to satisfy growing ...

Fake press release activist faces 10 years in jail

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... ANZ staff member Toby Kent. Moylan took calls from journalists himself, pretending to be Kent. Moylan who comes from Newcastle, has been charged with one offence of contravening section 1041E of the Corporations Act 2001 (false or misleading statements). ...

ISN welcomes new National Infrastructure Plan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... other infrastructure projects in New South Wales, including the WestConnex toll road. The upcoming sale of the Port of Newcastle could raise as much as $1 billion for more infrastructure projects.

States could learn from Baird's infrastructure model: ISN

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... Linden. As more infrastructure opportunities open up in New South Wales - including the imminent sale of the Port of Newcastle and the construction of the WestConnex toll road - industry funds are putting themselves forward as a more responsible long-term ...

Infrastructure trumps other assets over time: ISN

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... super sector as a responsible alternative to for-profit investors. The NSW Government's plan to privatise the Port of Newcastle, the nation's biggest coal port, on a 99-year lease is likely to interest industry funds. NSW Treasurer Mike Baird said there ...