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Tim Buckley

Big Super shouldn’t block Brookfield’s bid for Origin Energy

AustralianSuper’s spoiler act trashes a key consideration that, along with members’ interests, the broader national interest should be paramount.

Tim BuckleyClean energy advocate

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What kind of game is AustralianSuper, the country’s biggest super fund, playing with Origin Energy?

The pension behemoth, with $300 billion in assets under management and more than 3.26 million members, is shaping up to scuttle a bid by Canadian fund manager Brookfield, plus Singapore’s Temasek and GIC, to acquire Australia’s largest power company, gentailer Origin Energy.

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