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White papersInfrastructure Horizons 2026
Global infrastructure is being redefined by powerful, long-term forces – from AI-driven connectivity to the needs of fast-growing cities. The Infrastructure Horizons series highlights the trends and opportunities set to influence investment thinking over the decade ahead.
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White papersEconomic Update June 2026
Global markets are navigating an increasingly uneasy mix of geopolitical risk and shifting macro fundamentals. The escalation in the Middle East has reintroduced a stagflationary impulse via higher energy prices, yet risk appetite has remained resilient. Equities have pushed to new highs even as long‑end bond yields have climbed to multi‑decade levels, reflecting inflation, fiscal and policy uncertainty.
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White papersInfrastructure outsourcing: Unlocking returns via scaled leasing
Infrastructure operators are increasingly separating ownership from operations to enhance flexibility and support long-term growth, unlocking attractive opportunities for institutional investors in scaled infrastructure leasing platforms.
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White papersDiscovering growth and return opportunities across the power sector: Unlocking scalable growth in power infrastructure
The power sector continues to evolve, driven by technological advancement, accelerated load growth and the need to upgrade legacy, capacity-constrained infrastructure.
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White papersMacro-factors revisited: an evolving approach to portfolio resilience
This paper revisits and builds upon our 2024 research on macro-factor exposures across public and private markets, with a particular focus on private infrastructure.
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White papersEnvisaging and enabling cities of the future
So said Edward Glaeser, an American economist and influential urban expert at Harvard University. Glaeser’s work has illuminated the ways in which cities could be humanity’s greatest invention and how their evolution can have cultural and economic impacts far beyond their immediate locations.
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White papersPrivate credit under pressure, but opportunities still exist
The private credit industry, now totaling $2.2 trillion in assets and growing, is coming under increasing pressure as the conditions that supported its rapid growth have fundamentally changed. Driven by strong investor demand for yield and the pullback of traditional bank lending following post-GFC regulatory reforms, private credit funds stepped in to fill the gap, benefiting from greater underwriting flexibility and a willingness to finance borrowers that traditional lenders were less inclined to support.
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White papersBeyond data centres: Could fibre optic networks bridge the AI divide?
If you were asked to name a few standout inventions from the 19th century, you’d probably answer without much hesitation. The steam train, the light bulb, the telephone – all fundamentally changed the way people interact with one another and the world around them.
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VideoInvestor takeaways from today’s volatile and rapidly shifting private markets environment
Private Markets 700 research shows that institutional investor return expectations are increasing, regulation, geopolitics, and megatrends are reshaping infrastructure allocations and value add infrastructure opportunities are growing, as infrastructure appetite trends upwards.
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White papersInfrastructure: The times they are a-changin’
Essential assets are evolving, linking conventional services with emerging technologies and security needs. Bob Dylan’s enduring classic “The Times They Are a-Changin’” wasn’t just about politics or culture—it was about recognising when a new era is breaking over the horizon.
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White papersThe infrastructure growth engine: Creating tomorrow’s core infrastructure today
Long-term structural trends – including deglobalisation, decarbonisation and digitalisation – are broadening the infrastructure asset class. Core infrastructure assets increasingly attract networks of essential businesses that provide mission-critical equipment and services. Meanwhile other businesses have also entered the market to plug crucial gaps in supply chains and capitalise on opportunities created by new technologies, changing demographics and aging infrastructure.
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White papersPrivate markets demand can help to pave the long road to net zero
If allocating to private infrastructure stands to offer both ballast and buoyancy, then what’s behind this? In this article, IFM’s Andrea Mody looks at the global megatrends that are creating powerful tailwinds for the asset class, and driving interest in infrastructure among long-term investors.
