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Benefiting from strong demographics, consistent economic growth and effective governance, it's not surprising that #Australia ranks as the 6th most attractive global destination for international investment and is expected to rise to 4th by 2050.   This topic was among those discussed at the Property Council of Australia's Capital Markets Forum this week. In a panel led by QIC Real Estate's Managing Director, Deborah Coakley, panellists explored considerations for this investment future, in particular: if Australia is to remain an investment destination of choice, what do we need to do, learn and consider in order to attract capital to the real estate sector.

“Junior #infrastructure debt strategies can play a key role in portfolios, acting as a diversifier uncorrelated to public #equity markets and a contributor to overall performance.” - Nicholas Stockdale, QIC Private Debt Infrastructure - Partner and Head of Europe   Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gv4rhSuQ #privatedebt #infrastructuredebt

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Physical climate and #cybersecurity risks are just two business continuity risks with the potential to threaten business and asset operations. At QIC, our Infrastructure team works closely with our portfolio companies to help build resilience by the improving the management of key risks. Learn more about physical #climateresilience in #infrastructure: https://lnkd.in/gBJ47CMk Andrew Sellick

Deep dive into the global economic outlook on our dedicated page. Dr Matthew Peter, QIC Chief Economist, shares his quarterly insights for the global and Australian economies, with snapshots of the US, UK, Euro area and China regions.   What's new this quarter? Dr Peter and the team unpack Australian growth and #inflation. They conclude that Australia will avoid #recession, but the RBA will not deliver rate cuts until 2025. The team also takes a look at what makes the US labour market tick and why it is contributing to US economic exceptionalism. https://lnkd.in/gwws2ch5

A well-deserved win! This award recognises our portfolio company Pacific Energy for its achievements in strategically pivoting to grow its #renewable and hybrid power solutions for remotely located customers across Australia.   IJGlobal judges acknowledged their focus on #ESG impact, with one judge stating “Pacific Energy demonstrates multiple ongoing changes in a sector that can be hard to decarbonise. It has achieved significant impact as – at acquisition – renewables and hybrid accounted for approximately 2% of Pacific Energy’s contracted capacity. Today, renewables and hybrid energy systems represent over 70% of this portfolio.”

"With growing complexity, risks and volatility being seen globally, and technological advances becoming rapidly more accessible, it's never been more important to build portfolio resilience into an active management approach for infrastructure assets." - Andrew Sellick, QIC Senior Principal - #Sustainability, Infrastructure   Unpacking QIC's approach to building resilience in #infrastructure assets at the [i3] Real & Private Assets conference in #Singapore, Andrew Sellick discussed proactive approaches to stakeholder management and how it plays a critical role during the #energytransition.

This week, we welcome Deborah Coakley as our new Managing Director of QIC Real Estate. Deborah brings to our business significant experience in real estate funds management and as a change leader across the property sector. Deborah will work closely with our Real Estate team to continue to drive value for our investors and manage our quality portfolio of real estate assets. Read more: https://lnkd.in/girsHbDN QIC Real Estate

QIC’s Liquid Market Group has more than 20 years’ experience delivering fixed income derivative overlays, drawing on extensive experience, rigour and a research-based approach across the investment process. Learn more about LMG’s Multi-Asset Solutions offering. https://lnkd.in/gUDtXUk7 #liquidmarkets #fixedincome

Last week’s Global Nature Positive Summit 2024 is to be applauded for prioritising progress over the pursuit of perfection. But, as QIC's Katrina King GAICD asks, how are we going at actually integrating climate modelling into our asset allocation decisions? Why investors who put theory into practice by using carbon pricing will be smarter, more insightful and better decision-makers, via The Australian Financial Review. #naturepositive #carbonpricing #assetallocation #carbon