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Super funds look to take advantage of energy transition

Super funds look to take advantage of energy transition

The biggest question for the $3.9 trillion super sector is not whether to invest in the energy transition’s unlisted asset boom, but rather which opportunities are best.

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When Rest Super poured $1 billion into renewable energy investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners last November, it made international headlines.

It was a substantial investment by any metric, but was particularly big compared to the more piecemeal approach to renewables previously taken by super funds. Representing about 1.4 per cent of Rest’s then $75 billion asset pool, it was also a significant one for the fund.

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