The first fund to arise from the UK’s Pensions Infrastructure Platform is more than halfway towards its £500m hard cap.
78% have either reached or surpassed fundraising target
Six months after launching its first infra fund, the New York fund manager is almost halfway towards its $2bn target.
In a reader poll on this website, almost 60% of voters cited political risk as the biggest risk factor for institutions investing in infrastructure.
The infrastructure debt investor has bought unwrapped project bonds on behalf of Stanhope Pension Trust, the first such investment by a UK pension.
The second-most-populated state in Australia has issued new guidelines that welcome unsolicited infrastructure investment proposals from the private sector.
The California public pension fund has revised its asset allocation mix increasing its target for infra to represent 3% of its $283.4bn portfolio.
The firm hopes to benefit from the Mexican Energy Reform, which was approved last December.
The Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association has hired global fund manager IFM to manage its new infra allocation.
The €500m tap, driven by first-time buyers of CABs, brings total issuance of the green instrument to €4.3bn.
The Guy Hands-led fund manager has reshuffled senior management at its renewable energy infrastructure business. It will probably face tough questions as it raises its debut fund.
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A recent policy revision by the public pension fund allows investment staff to make investments of up to $300m without needing approval from the Investment Committee.
Canadian Premier Stephen Harper provided details of the New Building Canada Fund which will launch in the spring making C$14bn available for national and local infra projects.
Disposals by struggling utilities, renewables firms and transportation companies will provide the bulk of investment opportunities, according to fresh research.
The pension will invest via Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners alongside Danish utility TenneT.