ASX flags super infrastructure issues

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10 September 2004
| By Rebecca Evans |

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has indicated it will release a key paper on infrastructure investment next month after superannuation funds were called on to bolster their exposure to the sector.

The Australian Council for Infrastructure Development (AUSCID) warns that current levels of infrastructure investment does not meet the demands of a modern economy, and argues for super funds to increase their exposure to such assets.

AUSCID chairman Dennis O’Neal, addressing the Australian Super Investment Conference on the Sunshine Coast yesterday, said Australia is living with 40 to 60 year old infrastructure assets.

This was followed by ASX chairman Richard Humphrey using his address to urge a private sector approach, while other speakers suggested that major superannuation funds were well placed to drive infrastructure investment into the future.

Humphrey said the ASX paper, to be released after the Federal Election, would seek to suggest the best way to invest in infrastructure in Australia.

“The ASX has a big role to play,” Humphrey said.

Meanwhile, O'Neal said the government has become too focussed on paying down debt and maintaining triple A credit ratings at a time when it should be thinking about accelerating investment in infrastructure.

He said a delay in such investment will carry with it a considerable economic cost.

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