The investment management division of TIAA argued the infrastructure asset class is providing opportunities for institutions to create formal investment strategies.
A Macquarie-led consortium has bought the UK’s Green Investment Bank, prompting questions about the bank’s future role in financing the country’s green economy and its original mission as a catalyst of new technologies.
The state’s energy infrastructure programme will include a $112m investment in a new transmission line to unlock 2GW of renewable energy projects in the north.
The clean energy financier is more than doubling its commitment to a NAB programme providing discounted loans to buyers of clean energy equipment.
The firm expects to reach first close by year-end with the European Investment Bank among the LPs.
The Kuwaiti bank aims at local direct and co-investment in local manufacturing industry.
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BlackRock will focus on deploying the remainder of First Reserve’s Fund II before eyeing the launch of a new vehicle next year.
Vice-President Mike Pence and others in the US administration have cited Australia’s initiative as a model for bringing private capital into the sector.
Financed by an Assured Guaranty-wrapped bond, the transaction is the latest in a market expected to hit £5.3bn this year.
The investment in Nevada’s 250MW Moapa solar project continues the firm’s shift towards US energy.
‘Challenging execution’ at a time of heightened competition is pushing sovereigns towards real estate rather than infrastructure, a survey finds.
LNG project developer Cheniere has also applied for federal authorisation for its planned 200-mile gas pipeline.
The US state investment board builds a new investment partnership to target renewables.
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The $706m project could be funded by the federal government’s A$10bn National Rail Programme, pending further analysis on its economic viability.