Welcome to issue 11 of Investment Intel: Australia, where we’ve curated the most relevant news for Asian investment managers seeking insights into the Australian market.

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Current News and Insights

Australia’s largest super fund, AustralianSuper has announced it will double its investment in Britain by 2030, hitting £18 billion (A$35 billion). The fund plans to invest in large-scale, long-term investment opportunities in sectors such as energy transition, digital infrastructure, mixed-use estates, and transport/logistics. The fund is reducing the use of external fund managers with the proportion of global equities holdings being managed internally now at 42%, with the expectation that this will increase to 70% by 2030. Further information can be found here and here.

UniSuper has invested in a 280-hectare greenfield logistics development site near the new Western Sydney International Airport (WSA), acquired in a joint venture with ISPT ahead of the airport's opening in 2026, aiming to capitalize on the area's growing economic importance as a logistics hub. Read more here.

The Federal Government announced the introduction of a Paid Parental Leave scheme from 1 July 2025. This reform will help to redress the current super imbalance where women retire with about 25% less super than men on average. More information can be found here.

Corporate regulator, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is set to ramp up scrutiny of private markets due to concerns about inaccurate asset valuations and a lack of transparency. This comes amid increased pressure on the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to increase its oversight of private asset valuations by super funds. Further information can be found here.

Australia’s GDP grew by 0.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the national accounts released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday. This Q4 GDP figure fell short of expectations. Further details can be found here.