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We welcome the landmark agreement between Ausgrid and Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo) for Ausgrid to deliver the new Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone. The agreement marks the first step for Ausgrid to deliver this critical infrastructure which is aimed at boosting the capacity of the energy network, enabling faster and cheaper integration of renewables into the grid, and creating jobs and economic benefits for the region. Ausgrid, co-owned by industry super investors, including IFM, and the NSW Government, is the largest distributor of electricity on Australia’s east coast, providing power to 1.8 million customers, which equates to approximately four million Australians. In December last year, IFM and eight industry super funds, collectively representing around A$1 trillion of workers’ retirement savings, provided a series of recommendations to state and federal governments identifying policy solutions to help drive greater investment into Australia’s energy transition. Super-powering the energy transition: A policy blueprint to facilitate superannuation investment highlighted the critical role of distribution businesses like Ausgrid in the energy transition.  Read the policy blueprint here: https://lnkd.in/gYja7C2E.  

We are pleased to announce that former Dexus Chief Executive Officer Darren Steinberg has been appointed as an independent member and the inaugural Chair of IFM’s new Real Estate Investment Committee! Darren’s appointment follows Australian real estate funds manager ISPT recently joining IFM Investors. His experience and leadership will be an asset to IFM and ISPT as we bring real estate into the IFM platform and work to deliver for our clients and the millions of working people they represent. You can read more here: https://lnkd.in/gxkuCxcZ #IFMInvestors #realestate #superannuation

Australia needs to grow its supply of housing, urgently. We believe the Housing Blueprint provides a clear, actionable path forward to accelerate industry super investment in housing and help boost Australia’s housing supply. This could help deliver around 100,000 new social and affordable homes and deliver appropriate risk-adjusted returns for the retirement savings of millions of Australians. Read our full report and recommendations here: Investing in Australia: Accelerating super investment and growing Australia’s housing supply  https://lnkd.in/gpUT8jYZ #housing #sustainablehousing #Australianhousing #affordablehousing #infrastructure #Australianinfrastructure

Congratulations to our sustainable aviation fuel partners, GrainCorp and Ampol who have been announced as the recipients of a combined $14.1 million in Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) funding to support studies into renewable fuels alternatives.    This announcement highlights the opportunity to support the decarbonisation of air travel and build a new local industry. We're proud to be partnering with GrainCorp and Ampol to explore the establishment of an integrated renewable fuels industry in Australia. #IFMInvestors #RenewableFuels #Aviation

Last week, IFM Investors delivered a headline presentation at #PBRealAssets24, sharing highlights from our inaugural research Private Markets 700, the global investor barometer tracking increasing global interest in private markets. Afterwards, our team of Peter Fromson, Andrea Mody, Lisa Fridman and Eric Maskalunas enjoyed an outdoor reception with fellow attendees. For more insights on the private markets opportunity, according to 700 institutional investors, click here: https://bit.ly/4gnZCXi #IFMInvestors #InfrastructureInvesting #RealAssets #IFMPrivateMarkets700

Investor interest in sustainability and social infrastructure projects like schools, hospitals and renewable energy shows no sign of slowing. Why? As Manulife’s Global Head of Infrastructure notes in our research, “If you look at markets with strong social investment opportunities, like Europe, Canada and Australia, the performance has been excellent.” Read Private Markets 700 for peer-led insights on the opportunities in social infrastructure: https://ow.ly/H87Z50UsqFK #IFMPrivateMarkets700

IFM Investors’ Global Head of Infrastructure Kyle Mangini was interviewed for Bridgewater Associates Daily Observations podcast series on the topic of infrastructure’s role in building resilient portfolios. Speaking to Bridgewater co-CIO Karen Karniol-Tambour and Jacob Davidson Daily Observations deputy editor. Listen to the podcast here: https://ow.ly/93Gb50Urvbi

We are pleased to announce that leading Australian real estate funds manager ISPT has joined IFM Investors. ISPT has a strong 30-year history of investing in real estate and delivering for their clients and the working people they represent. Over that time they have built a national portfolio of approximately 140 assets with $21 billion AUD funds under management, and are recognised as a leader in sustainable investment. For IFM Investors, this represents an opportunity to join with a manager that has deep expertise and a strong track record in addition to sharing our values and sense of purpose. As well as adding a fifth asset class to our platform and expanding our private markets offering to our clients. We would also like to officially welcome Chris Chapple to IFM as our first Global Head of Real Estate and the broader ISPT team to IFM. Chris brings 30 years of property industry experience to IFM Investors. Prior to ISPT, he was CEO of Blackstone’s Australian real estate portfolio company, 151 Property, and has held various roles at Charter Hall, JLL and Multiplex. For the time being, there will be no significant changes to the day-to-day operations of IFM Investors and ISPT with full integration of the businesses occurring gradually. You can read more here: https://lnkd.in/g-xh_DsN

In a recent interview in the The Korea Economic Daily, IFM Investors' John Gee-Grant shared his insights from our PM700 survey, which reveals strong investor intentions to increase infrastructure equity and debt exposure in the years ahead. We see infrastructure as the fastest-growing asset class, driven by the energy transition, AI, and global government support. Access the research here: https://lnkd.in/eNtHgN9J

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