Australia’s No.2 superannuation fund, the $280 billion Australian Retirement Trust, is set to become the largest shareholder in New Zealand power lines company Powerco after signing deal documents over the weekend.
Powerco is New Zealand’s largest electricity distributor by network length. Alamy
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