All Infrastructure articles – Page 22
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VideoVideo: Slowing growth sparks recession concerns - Alex Joiner
IFM’s Chief Economist, Alex Joiner, features in our Monthly Economic Update video discussing recent key developments in economies and markets globally.
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PodcastHow the Space Economy Is Achieving Liftoff
In the 65 years since Sputnik launched, many people on Earth have been curious as to what is attainable to us within our solar system. Though in recent years, the emergence of the “Space Economy” has provided more context into what market opportunities are getting created from this rapidly growing industry.
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White papersInfrastructure – rising rates and the “natural hedge”
Inflation has accelerated globally as a result of consumer demand, fuelled by fiscal policy, pushing into supply constraints due to COVID-19 and geopolitical upheaval. US inflation is running at 40-year highs and other advanced economies are at or near similar extremes.
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White papersIndustry trends: Brown to green – sustainable aviation fuels
Multiple disruptions are shaping the infrastructure sector, including the global net zero focus, funding shifts driven in part by government stimulus packages and digital transformation. In our Infrastructure Outlook report, we highlight some of the areas that we believe investors will hear a lot about.
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White papersChina 5G: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
Find out more on how Chinese companies have found new ways to leverage 5G technology to adapt to a more stringent regulatory environment.
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VideoWhy energy storage is the focus for the next decade
Climate technology innovation panel, UBS APAC Sustainable Finance Conference 2022
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White papersHarnessing technological trends within infrastructure
Disruptive technological changes are already shifting the ways in which consumers, businesses and governments behave, and this is evolving at an unprecedented rate. Innovations in a diverse range of industries have not only unleashed new technology applications, but also uncovered new intersections across different fields and sectors.
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White papersFossil fuels: Here to stay or heading for extinction?
Beyond the headline net zero commitments and frequently reoccurring climate platitudes, reducing carbon emissions in line with global targets will require some seriously heavy lifting, particularly by companies with long histories of traditional energy generation.
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VideoTime to scale up?
Institutional Investor fireside chat series with Mark Saunders on energy storage
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Announces $5 Billion Recapitalisation to Establish China’s Largest-Ever Private Logistics Real Estate Income Fund
GLP CIP V is GLP’s first China offshore USD-denominated income fund; Portfolio comprises 54 prime, institutional-grade modern logistics assets totalling 5+ million sqm of GFA
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White papersWhat comes after globalisation?
The end of the Cold War acted like a catalyst for the liberal international economic order and free world trade. Cash and commodities moved across the globe at will. Location patterns were reshuffled. Asian countries, especially China, beckoned with a seemingly inexhaustible supply of cheap labour. With their labour market largely unregulated, they became the world’s extended workbench.
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White papersA complementary allocation in an institutional investor’s portfolio
Since its emergence as an asset class in the 1990s, infrastructure has increasingly been featured as a distinct allocation within institutional investment portfolios.
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White papers400G Networking: Empowering Data Centers
As data consumption rises, so does the need for hyperscale data centers. What opportunities could this bring?
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BlogEDITORIAL | Smartening up cities
Cities are people magnets! And – given ongoing urbanisation – evidence shows their power to attract is ever increasing. Some 56% of the worldʼs 7.9 billion people already live in cities, and the number of urban dwellers will swell dramatically in the coming decades.
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White papersThe Space Economy Achieves Lift-Off
Space-based industry is much more down-to-earth than you might think—and every day it touches more and more of our lives
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White papersConflict Brings a New Challenge to Global Food Security
February 24 marked the beginning of one of the largest military conflicts to break out in Europe since World War II, as Russian military forces invaded Ukraine. The unprovoked and devastating attack ratcheted up geopolitical tensions and triggered a massive humanitarian crisis.
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Asset Manager NewsIFM 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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White papersDisruptive 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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White papersInvesting 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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White papersThe 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.
