Glen Matsumoto, head of infrastructure at Actis, predicts investors that are already not targeting these assets will be doing so in the next three-to-five years.
EverSource Capital is appointed manager of the Green Growth Equity Fund, which will raise further capital from UK-based institutional investors to reach a £500 million target.
Japan Post Insurance will allocate 1.5 percent to alternatives within the next three years as it looks to build an infrastructure portfolio.
The country’s institutional investors will increase infrastructure allocations this year, but currency risk is steering them away from US investments.
By splitting its alternatives arm, the Danish pension will also start investing on behalf of other institutional investors, effectively taking on the role of asset manager.
In a two-minute video shot on the sidelines of our Seoul Summit, John Walker, Macquarie Capital's vice chairman for Asia talks about the evolution of Asian investors, how they're now ready to climb up the risk curve and the once-in-a-century investment opportunity offered by renewables in the region.
A government white paper cited transparency issues and management fees as reasons why the $1trn fund should not invest in unlisted equities.
Co-investments alongside Actis and Equis Funds Group in Asian renewables have generated returns of more than 100% for the Danish pension fund.
The $100bn development bank kicks off its strategy for building up its deal origination capacity within the next two years.
Brownfield refinancing products and credit-enhanced greenfield structures are likely to prove attractive to institutions as the regional market matures, says Moody’s.
The power sector could save $16bn a year if it addresses issues such as power theft, high subsidies and massive overstaffing a Bank of America Merrill Lynch study finds.
Less than two months since OTPP’s head of infra abruptly departed, the pension fund posted an 18.2% infra return, handily beating its 8% benchmark.
The $18.5bn public pension fund recently approved commitments of up to $50 million each to IFM Global Infrastructure Fund and to JPMorgan Infrastructure Investments Fund.
Reliable data security measures are more important than returns or fee alignment to LPs, according to the annual CFA survey on investor trust.
The Australian asset manager will lose control of The Infrastructure Fund on 31 March with Utilities Trust of Australia termination date to follow in coming months.