All Infrastructure articles – Page 14
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Asset Manager News
IFM GIF has increased its stake in Flughafen Wien Aktiengesellschaft
Airports Group Europe S.à r.l. (“Airports Group Europe”), an indirect subsidiary of IFM Global Infrastructure Fund (“IFM GIF”), has acquired additional shares in Vienna Airport (Flughafen Wien Aktiengesellschaft) through on-market share purchases.
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Built to last: Investing in listed infrastructure
Given high inflation and volatile markets, investors seeking to reduce risk while maintaining attractive total return potential are increasingly allocating to listed infrastructure—which, thanks to its unique characteristics, has substantially outperformed the broad equity market year-to-date.
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Disruptive technology – Maintaining course in volatile markets
The high-tech sector has seen a dramatic correction and high market volatility in recent months. We believe it is now appropriate to review the outlook for disruptive tech thematic investing. We are confident in the long-term outlook for this secular growth theme as we see many opportunities to invest in companies that are leading – and benefiting from – digital transformation.
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Investing in Infrastructure
The world faces a $15 trillion infrastructure financing gap by 2040, and cash-strapped governments are increasingly calling on private capital to achieve their digitalization, decarbonization, supply-chain enhancement and social-infrastructure goals.
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Start me up: How to benefit from the tremendous growth of renewables with platform investments
Development investments are nothing new. But demand has rocketed thanks to the painful bite of climate data. Moreover, once placid conversations about energy security have taken a visceral turn because of war in Ukraine. Developments are an attractive solution to both, for institutions requiring an impact and financial returns.
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The role of infrastructure investment in climate risk management
The change from the emission intensive economy of today to a net zero economy won’t happen overnight, and it won’t happen by accident. For investors, an active and considered approach to portfolio and asset management will likely be required.
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Our progress towards net zero in real assets: A Q&A with Ed Dixon
One year on from publishing our 2040 net-zero pathway for real assets, Ed Dixon talks through some of the key highlights, challenges and priorities for 2022.
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Smart Infrastructure: When sensors come of age
If the visions of the smart city prophets are to be realised – of long-term gains in productivity and efficiency, supply-side miracles and smooth and seamless functioning urban environments – it will depend on intelligent infrastructure. Graham Matthews, Head of Infrastructure at PATRIZIA, who has more than 24 years of experience in the sector, discusses the potential of the technology.
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The digital dilemma
The powerful internet communications and technology (ICT) sector has had significant transformative effects on other sectors and people’s daily lives. But in addition to the positive impacts, such as increasing access to information and services, this has led to unexpected harms and new challenges.
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Asset Manager News
KGAL acquires majority stake in Italian solar and wind developer for impact fund KGAL ESPF 5
Grünwald, 19/05/2022 – The established developer controls an excellent pipeline with a total capacity of more than 300 megawatts. Together with its Italian partner, KGAL will complete the pipeline projects and operate these as an independent power producer (IPP). Only a few months after the first closing, this is already the fourth transaction for KGAL ESPF 5 – and further investments are imminent.
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5G Digitalization: Bringing the Back Office Forward
5G digitalization technology is streamlining small and mid-sized businesses’ (SMB) back office processes. What opportunities could this bring?
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The Widening Appeal of Private Placements & Infrastructure Debt
Illiquid asset classes like private placements and infrastructure debt can offer investors incremental risk-adjusted returns, as well as a number of other compelling competitive advantages.
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Delivering Impact in Real Estate: European Social Infrastructure
The need for investments in European social infrastructure persists. Our annual impact report shows how private capital can be a force for positive change through a measurable impact investing approach targeting social and environmental outcomes.
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BentallGreenOak Earns 2022 Energy Star® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award for 12th Consecutive Year
BentallGreenOak is proud to announce that it has received the 2022 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. This year marks the 12th consecutive year BentallGreenOak has been recognized for responsible investing. “Partner of the Year” is the highest level of EPA recognition, demonstrating the company’s long-term commitment to fighting climate change through energy efficiency.
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An Investor’s Guide to Evolving Supply Chains
Many companies are rethinking supply chains amid disruptions from the war in Ukraine and the pandemic. Equity investors must decipher which companies can adapt their processes to compete in a less globalized world.
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Colliding Demand and Supply Shocks
In this Macro Perspectives, our economists discuss how to best navigate the volatile geopolitical environment’s impact on markets, and how the policy playbook may change based on growth and inflation expectations.
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Europe: a hot spot in the fast-moving world of data centres
When it comes to data centres, the speed of evolution of the market might be best demonstrated by considering the incredible increase in data used in our everyday lives. Today, more data is created in an hour than was produced in an entire year two decades ago. By 2025, the sum of generated data will eclipse 175 Zettabytes (ZB), up from only 18ZB in 2015.
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Financing Europe’s clean energy transition
As investment in key infrastructure in Western Europe has increased in recent years, so too has the need for financing to support clean energy projects. What is green energy credit and how can it support the transition to a low carbon economy, particularly in Western Europe?
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Resilience and Transition: Infrastructure Outlook
As major investors of pension capital, we see a number of emerging investment opportunities that can generate positive returns while contributing to the resilience of infrastructure assets that working people rely on every day.
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Inflation: considerations for real assets
Inflation concerns have been front and centre in conversation for global investors and consumers alike in recent months. Since the beginning of the pandemic, supply-side constraints in the face of strong demand have created disequilibrium, driving inflation higher, and now the conflict in Eastern Europe will likely exacerbate that risk by boosting commodity prices further.