Australian Unity

Increasing government expenditure on social infrastructure is driving huge levels of investment into the sector. There are now several options for retail and wholesale investors to gain exposure to this asset class, which was previously open only to institutional investors.

With interest rates at all-time lows, and term deposits lucky to be paying 0.5%, investors have simply been forced to look for alternative income-generating investments. The share market has obliged, but not only in the form of normal equity dividends – but in newer listed income-bearing investments. One of the most recent offerings came last…