Daniel Kemp

Pariter will invest in local community schemes in Australia over as long as 30 years, to ‘create long-term partnerships and value’.

The firm is cementing its focus on North American infrastructure with the appointment of John Ma to the role, following Niall Mills’ promotion to global head in May.

University of Wollongong exercises right to buy back accommodation units early, resulting in its withdrawal from the process and prompting asset manager to reconsider the portfolio sale.

Discussions at a 'very preliminary stage' as the US fund manager, which has extensive energy experience, makes an offer for AMP Capital’s parent company.

The ASX-listed firm is shifting attention to the US, where 14 of its 16 assets are located, to simplify its business and avoid Australian regulatory uncertainty.

After losing the battle over marginal loss factors, the Clean Energy Investor Group has argued that its proposed replacement will make projects even more uncertain.

First Sentier’s Danny Latham said that investors are increasingly focused on ‘utility-style’ assets and that the firm has been pursuing Australian renewables for some time.

The Australian fund manager has taken a 75% stake in a new renewables platform alongside Engie and Mitsui, with 1.3GW of development assets in its pipeline.

The A$125bn superfund is trying to take fibre provider OptiComm private in a A$675m deal that follows three infrastructure investing themes quite closely.

IFM has formed an internal taskforce to implement the new target, building on work it has already done in its Australian portfolio.