Flexible funding essential for sustainability projects in 2024

Forbes says sustainability will be one of the major business trends of 2024 and Acuity is already well positioned to be a major funding arranger – ahead of global trends and with excellent risk management – to finance the world’s largest sustainability projects. By Jacquelene Pearson Forbes has identified sustainability as one of its Top … Read more

Acuity funds ‘spiritual’ real estate

Acuity Funding continues to make the national news in Vietnam, this time in relation to its willingness to finance ‘niche’ investment opportunities in cemeteries. A five square metre grave site in some areas of Vietnam has the same price as an apartment and customers can also buy a grave area in installments, according to a … Read more

Acuity Funding featured in Vietnam Investment Review

Acuity Funding Director Ranjit Thambyrajah featured in the Vietnam Investment Review

Acuity Funding has made headlines in Vietnam with an article by Director, Ranjit Thambyrajah, featuring in the Vietnam Investment Review. By Jacquelene Pearson* Mr Thambyrajah was invited to contribute a paper to the Vietnam Investment Review, about cross-border investment between Australia and Vietnam, to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomacy between the two nations. He … Read more

How to benefit from the strength of China and South East Asia this year

Investing in China and ASEAN countries

A common economic viewpoint seems to be that western economies will struggle as the ‘cost of living crisis’ continues to bite this year but China and the ASEAN-six will be the leading marketplaces for investment and economic expansion. By Jacquelene Pearson As more than 2 billion people recently celebrated the Luna New Year, some of … Read more

Acuity Funding opens new International Desk

Acuity Funding has entered a new chapter in its journey as a global funding organisation with the announcement it has opened a new, Internal Global Desk. “As a member of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), Acuity is now perfectly positioned to deliver major funding across borders for new and existing clients ‘faster, … Read more

Public Private Partnership Pros and Cons

The idea of a corporation partnering with a government agency to build major public infrastructure is no longer new and it can result in excellent outcomes for the partners and end users but there are also some pitfalls to be aware of. By Ranjit Thambyrajah Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) may also be referred to as … Read more

Short-term is short sighted

Short-term is short sighted High inflation and rising interest rates may be dominating economic news headlines at the moment but they shouldn’t dominate your thinking when choosing the best way to finance a large-scale project. Inflation and interest rates do both undoubtedly have an impact on both the cost of borrowing and the cost of … Read more