AUSTRALIA - The Government has signalled its desire to encourage superannuation fund and private sector investment in infrastructure projects in its 2011-2012 budget by proposing to remove tax impediments, reduce sovereign risk and increase transparency around the pipeline of proposed projects.
The superannuation industry welcomed the moves announced by Treasurer Wayne Swan on Tuesday, which will also improve the governance structure around Infrastructure Australia (IA), the statutory bod...
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