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The $2.29bn Aussie super fund singled out its partnership with Whitehelm Capital as ‘key’ to the outperformance.

Along with making its fourth infrastructure investment, Chicago Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund has increased its target allocation to the sector from 2% to 4%.

The $1.4trn Japanese pension fund is moving into a more dynamic selection process and integrating ESG factors in its investments as it hopes to become a role model for Japanese investors.

With the exception of Australia, the Canadian pension does not have exposure to Asian infrastructure.

Japan’s largest pension plan has issued an RFP for investment consultants to advise on its underweight alternatives portfolio.

The pension fund is committing $375m and $400m to two firms it invested with last December.

The Australian super fund said in August that it was aiming to deploy about A$1bn through direct investments in infrastructure.

Brookfield’s third fund broke an industry record for size. Infrastructure head Sam Pollock, renewable energy CEO Sachin Shah and managing partner Justin Beber tell Joel Kranc how Brookfield built up to this point and what’s next.

The multilateral is considering investing up to €140m in Deutsche Asset Management’s latest vehicle, which will focus on the transport, energy and telecoms sectors.

Not everybody thinks assets available through the stock market provide the same benefits as their private counterparts.