Daniel Kemp

The Australian firm announced its fundraising figures for the three months to end 2018 at an operational briefing, with the vast majority of new funds coming from Europe.

Thanks to a weak Australian dollar and increased valuations, the fund’s infra allocation has increased to 8.5% of its overall portfolio.

QIC’s Melannie Pyzik will join Argo Infrastructure Partners this month in a new Sydney-based role with a remit to focus on local investor relations.

The Public Accountability Committee recommends review following legal dispute between the contractor and the client over costs associated with relocating utilities.

An ageing population coupled with government budgetary constraints provide strong fundamentals. But while infra investors might be better custodians than PE, we find they should do a thorough check-up before diving in.

The London-headquartered investor says the deal will be ‘the first of many’ Down Under.

The state government is privatising the digital functions of Landgate, excluding manual processing, to make the asset more attractive to investors.

Despite governments in countries such as the US and Australia failing to encourage clean energy investment, the sector has boomed. Is it finally coming of age?

CIO Sam Sicilia says the superannuation fund will consider non-core and infra-like assets, but only on a case-by-case basis.

'How can you have a $7bn business where performance has been very strong over 20 years, then have to shut the thing down?' asked one former director. We take a look at how it got to this point and the lessons learnt.