Infrastructure
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April, 2021
Amid global pandemic, infrastructure investment will get a shot in the arm
David Crawford, Co-Head of Institutional & Wholesale Distribution, Nordea Asset Management UK. David Crawford of Nordea Asset Management UK expresses confidence in the outlook for listed infrastructure over the next few years, as this asset class displays earnings resilience and stable cash flows Last year, during the height of the pandemic, equity ...
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April, 2021
Infrastructure 2.0 – Investing to create tomorrow’s economy
Andreas Köttering, Head of Infrastructure Europe, CBRE Caledon. Alice Wilcox, Head of LGPS Partnerships, CBRE Global Investors. Andreas Köttering and Alice Wilcox from CBRE look at why significant investment in infrastructure will be needed to support the transition to a net zero carbon economy, creating a compelling opportunity for local authority ...
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April, 2021
Infrastructure’s income and ESG credentials provide post-pandemic allure
Emma Powell, LAPF Investments. Emma Powell looks at the outlook for infrastructure investment and finds compelling reasons for optimism in the resilience of some sectors during the pandemic and the role the asset class can play in fulfilling ESG goals Government initiatives aimed at supporting the economic recovery, and renewed focus on sustainability ...
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April, 2021
Renewable energy investment trends in Europe
Simon Eaves, Head of Clean Energy Infrastructure, Europe, Capital Dynamics. Barney Coles, Clean Energy Infrastructure, Europe, Capital Dynamics. Dario Bertagna, Clean Energy Infrastructure, Europe, Capital Dynamics. Simon Eaves, Barney Coles and Dario Bertagna of Capital Dynamics discuss the profound changes experienced by global energy markets ...
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April, 2021
Infrastructure: Achieving an optimal blend
Sheridan Bowers, Head of UK & Ireland, Vontobel Asset Management. Sheridan Bowers of Vontobel Asset Management analyses why infrastructure portfolios should include both listed and unlisted allocations Over the past several decades, institutional investors have discovered and developed the global infrastructure asset class via private/direct and ...
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October, 2020
Infrastructure’s allure shines post-pandemic
Emma Powell, LAPF Investments. Emma Powell looks at the benefits of solid returns and diversification offered to pension schemes by investment in infrastructure It is too early to tell whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s pledge to unleash a wave of measures that will enable the UK to “build, build, build” its way out of a coronavirus-induced ...
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October, 2020
Digital infrastructure from a sustainability perspective
Benjamin Kelly, Senior Analyst, Global Research, Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Antonio Botija, Head of Origin and Investments, Infrastructure Investments, Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Benjamin Kelly and Antonio Botija of Columbia Threadneedle Investments discuss the benefits of investment in sustainable digital infrastructure, demand for ...
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October, 2020
A focus on affordable housing
Paul Myles, Director, UK Institutional Business, BMO Global Asset Management. Paul Myles of BMO Global Asset Management describes exactly what is implied by affordable housing and outlines the benefits that investment in it can bring to investors and to society as a whole Housing is a basic human need, and the provision of housing as a social mission ...
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October, 2020
Building back better: stimulating the UK economy post-Covid
Gregg McClymont, Executive Director, IFM Investors. Gregg McClymont of IFM Investors looks at how pension fund capital can assist the UK government’s infrastructure spending initiatives Just before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the UK in March, the new government delivered a statement of intent on infrastructure, pledging public capital expenditure of ...
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October, 2020
Infrastructure: a stable portfolio building block, or a “real asset”?
Stephen Hearle, Co-Head of Institutional, & Wholesale Distribution, Nordea Asset Management UK. Stephen Hearle of Nordea Asset Management UK looks at the stability and potential returns offered by listed infrastructure – society’s essential systems, assets and facilities When governments first began widespread privatisation of previously ...
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