Real reassurance As local authority pension funds look to adapt to the prospect of cash flow challenges, Matthew Craig examines the role... Matthew Craig LAPF Investments April 1, 2017 Focus Localisation: meeting infrastructure needs in the 21st century Gregory Smith of InstarAGF Asset Management suggests how the complexities faced by today’s towns and cities can be simplified by... Gregory Smith President and CEO InstarAGF Asset Management April 1, 2017 Focus How pension funds can use real assets to achieve an income Andrew Swan of M&G Investments says that real assets, which offer inflation-linked, secure income streams, are proving attractive alternatives to... Andrew Swan Director of Fixed Income M&G Investments April 1, 2017 Focus Global farmland, a differentiated offering in real assets Sherilee Mace and Tom McKeon of Insight Investment discuss how a global farmland portfolio that follows a responsible investment approach... Sherilee Mace Institutional Business Development Director Insight Investment Tom McKeon Portfolio Oversight Director, Farmland Team Insight Investment April 1, 2017 Focus The real return portfolio of the future for real estate Julian Agnew of LaSalle Investment Management looks at the composition of a real return portfolio, arguing that while retail will... Julian Agnew UK Chief Investment Officer LaSalle Investment Management April 1, 2017 Focus The makings of a commodity bull market David Donora of Columbia Threadneedle Investments looks at the prospects for commodities investors in 2017 Commodities have had a mixed start... David Donora Head of Commodities Columbia Threadneedle Investments April 1, 2017 Focus The liquid real asset Water infrastructure is something that is rarely on investor agendas. Matthew Sheldon of KBI Global Investors explains how pension funds... Matthew Sheldon Senior Portfolio Manager, Water Strategy KBI Global Investors April 1, 2017 Focus The role of real assets at local authority pension funds As the conventional asset classes of equities and bonds continue to present challenges for local authorities, what part can real... Matthew Craig LAPF Investments August 1, 2014 Focus Active value opportunities in secondary property Phil Clark, Kames Capital’s Head of Property Investment, shares his view of the UK commercial property market and the opportunities... Phil Clark Head of Property Investment Kames Capital August 1, 2014 Focus Infrastructure debt – the new “I” in LDI Infrastructure debt provides an opportunity to invest in non-correlated real assets with an attractive risk/return profile. Nicola Beretta Covacivich of... Nicola Beretta Covacivich Head of Infrastructure Debt ECM August 1, 2014 Focus