As major European markets struggle to meet full-fibre expectations, we find out what infrastructure investors are doing to help bridge the gap.
JPMorgan Asset Management’s Stephen Leh, Infrastructure Research, posits three scenarios – recession, inflation and weak energy prices – that could put pressure on core portfolios.
Rolling stock lessors in the UK have enjoyed a decade of strong and stable business. Yet this market is being disrupted in a way that presents significant challenges for the incumbents.
Asia’s economic outlook remains strong – 6% GDP growth is expected in 2018 – and the region is well positioned to withstand any external shocks, the Asian Development Bank finds in its latest annual report.
Reports from the UK and Australia show that both the public and private sector are perfectly capable of delivering overweight RABs, suggesting the problem lies elsewhere.
Edelweiss Financial Services' Nitin Jain talks about the challenges of investing in Indian infrastructure, including fragmentation, a need for strong oversight and the newness of the asset class.
A focus on quality, a streamlined approach and a strong pipeline are cause for optimism. But Pillsbury associate Golda Calonge warns it’s not all plain sailing for investors interested in the Philippines.
And if you want a catchphrase to go with it, add ‘customer service’, as attendees at our Global Summit grappled with the heightened importance of end-users in an increasingly populist world.
The private debt market is booming. Even as lenders expand into alternative niches, the private equity-sponsored market remains by far the strongest source of deals.
Philippe Taillardat argues the asset class must revitalise itself to benefit from the new industrial revolution.
Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs wants to use technological innovation to create a fully digitised smart city in Toronto, while innovating the financing structure for infrastructure assets.
Respondents to a Husch Blackwell survey cited project efficiency, financing advantages and risk transfer as reasons why public-private partnerships are attractive.
EDHECInfra’s Sarah Tame explains how its eight broad market indices aim to give investors the tools needed to measure the asset class’s risk-adjusted performance.
The UK's agricultural industry is turning to renewables as a fresh source of income at a time when farming subsidies face uncertain prospects.
The tables have turned with infrastructure funds, once edged out of deals by yieldcos, now buying these vehicles.