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SPARK INFRASTRUCTURE News & Analysis

Utility dividends fading into the rear-view mirror for income investors
Stocks
Utility dividends fading into the rear-view mirror for income investors
Pension funds and private equity groups are hunting listed utilities close to extinction.
Lewis Jackson | 16 February 2022
Earnings down as private money circles infrastructure: Reporting season roundup
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Earnings down as private money circles infrastructure: Reporting season roundup
Utilities and infrastructure names battle the impact of covid as private equity and pension funds circle. 
Lewis Jackson | 13 September 2021
Morningstar runs the numbers
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Morningstar runs the numbers
We take a numerical look through this week's Morningstar research. Plus, our most popular articles and videos for the week ended 27 August.
Lewis Jackson | 30 August 2021
Big pension funds are muscling out income investors
Stocks
Big pension funds are muscling out income investors
Spark Infrastructure deal narrows listed utility options for investors say analysts.
Lewis Jackson | 25 August 2021
Back to basics: Investing in infrastructure
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Back to basics: Investing in infrastructure
Your super fund is snapping up infrastructure assets. Should you? 
Lewis Jackson | 20 July 2021
What top Australian equity managers bought and sold last quarter
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What top Australian equity managers bought and sold last quarter
Spark Infrastructure, CSL and Australian Pharmaceuticals among the names picked up between April and June.
Lewis Jackson | 16 July 2021
3 defensive plays for a volatile market
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3 defensive plays for a volatile market
Electricity and packaging are things we can’t do without, so too are airports—except when a pandemic forces them to halt operations.
Lex Hall | 07 May 2020
Spark stands out as a defensive value pick
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Spark stands out as a defensive value pick
Among the seven utilities in Morningstar Australasia's research stable, Spark Infrastructure stands out as a defensive play trading below its fair...
Glenn Freeman | 09 January 2020
How defensive stocks ride out rate volatility
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How defensive stocks ride out rate volatility
Long-term contracts and high levels of debt are two key factors to understanding the way utilities and infrastructure stocks respond to rate...
Glenn Freeman | 02 May 2019
Spark Infrastructure earnings rise as tax bill looms
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Spark Infrastructure earnings rise as tax bill looms
Spark Infrastructure has met its earnings expectations, sending shares up 2 per cent in early trade, but the utility investor warns shareholders it...
Emma Rapaport | 26 February 2019