Top Aussie pension fund hungry for infrastructure
Melbourne-based Host-Plus eyes investing 12% - from 10% now - of its capital in more toll roads, airports
Sydney
AUSTRALIA'S top-performing pension fund over the past three years wants to invest in more toll roads and airports, betting infrastructure assets will offer among the most reliable returns over coming decades.
Sam Sicilia, who oversees A$25 billion (S$26.3 billion) of assets at Melbourne-based Host-Plus, is seeking board approval to invest about 12 per cent of the fund's capital in infrastructure, from 10 per cent now.
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