Local Government Super (LGS) has again been rewarded for its work into sustainable development after Carnegie Morgan House won the Australian Property Council Award for the best sustainable development of an existing building.
LGS expects the $160 per square metre project to deliver lower running costs and more satisfied tenants, leading to greater returns for fund members.
LGS Super's upgrade reduced the building's total energy consumption by 54 per cent, making it the lowest energy-intensive CBD building in Australia, LGS said.
The property in Sussex Street Sydney was the first building in Sydney's CBD to receive a five-and-a-half star NABERS energy rating.
Jim Chalmers has defended changes to the Future Fund’s mandate, referring to himself as a “big supporter” of the sovereign wealth fund, amid fierce opposition from the Coalition, which has pledged to reverse any changes if it wins next year’s election.
In a new review of the country’s largest fund, a research house says it’s well placed to deliver attractive returns despite challenges.
Chant West analysis suggests super could be well placed to deliver a double-digit result by the end of the calendar year.
Specific valuation decisions made by the $88 billion fund at the beginning of the pandemic were “not adequate for the deteriorating market conditions”, according to the prudential regulator.