Future Fund
The US has become a riskier place to invest: $240b taxpayer-owned fund
Future Fund chair Greg Combet says even if Trump administration policies are reversed, we’re unlikely to see a return to “business as usual” from investors.
- Frances Howe
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- Five Minutes with Fitz
Greg Combet: Julia Gillard sounded me out on the leadership. I made the right call
Greg Combet was not born on the wrong side of the tracks. In 1960s Rooty Hill, there weren’t any tracks at all.
- Peter FitzSimons
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- Investing
Do the changes to Australia’s $230 billion giant mean anything?
Some argue the new mandate for the taxpayer-owned Future Fund won’t change that much. But if that’s the case, then why do it?
- Clancy Yeates
Future Fund was doing its job, so why change it?
Jim Chalmers is a good treasurer, but he is trying to pull a swifty with his new mandate, writes one reader.
Chalmers says Future Fund can’t be trapped in Costello’s past
Jim Chalmers has accused predecessor Peter Costello of being rolled into a “deliberately unhinged” attack on plans to encourage the $230 billion Future Fund to invest in new homes, renewable energy and cybersecurity.
- Shane Wright
‘Very bad’: Costello slams Chalmers over Future Fund
The former treasurer says the Future Fund was never created to be a “political slush fund”.
- Shane Wright
Future Fund told to sink cash into homes and green energy
The $230 billion Future Fund was created to stop a black hole in the federal budget. It’s now been tasked with investing in housing, energy and infrastructure.
- Shane Wright
Children’s indoor lifestyle stunts their imagination
Daisy Turnbull’s point is well made. Where are the backyards to play in? Where are the creeks to dam? Where are the places to cycle to? It would be nice to think we can turn this around, but for many this will not be possible.
Costello exit from Nine proves costly with no golden parachute
Peter Costello will forfeit $374,000 in annual remuneration after the former treasurer’s premature resignation from Nine.
- Calum Jaspan
Philip Lowe backs RBA’s caution on rate cuts
The former Reserve Bank governor has joined the chorus of voices warning that interest rates may have to stay higher for longer.
- Colin Kruger
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