All Infrastructure articles – Page 27
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Asset Manager NewsUBS Asset Management launches its second infrastructure debt fund with EUR 448.4 million of seed commitments
Fund’s predecessor, the Archmore Infrastructure Debt Platform I, now 94% deployed
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White papersSpotlight on addressing climate change
In 2018, a group of leading climate scientists warned there is only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5°C in a report published by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It states that even half a degree beyond this temperature will have significant environmental consequences, such as increased risk of heatwaves, droughts, floods and food shortages.
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Asset Manager NewsUBS Asset Management acquires 100% interest in leading Portuguese gas distributer, Gascan
UBS Asset Management’s (UBS-AM) Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) business announces that it has completed the acquisition of a 100% interest in Gascan, the second largest distributor and supplier of piped liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Portugal, from Arta Capital. The investment was made on behalf of REPM’s global infrastructure equity strategy, with the transaction completed on an exclusive basis after an unsolicited approach to the Spanish private equity fund Arta Capital.
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White papersEurope Real Estate Market Outlook - March 2019
Economic growth softens, while macro tailwinds remain strong Emerging submarkets driven by new infrastructure offer bottom-up opportunities Defensive qualities of the residential sector creates attractive long-term potential
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White papersSocial Infrastructure: A dual return asset class
Social infrastructure projects, such as hospitals, schools and community centres, may be attractive assets for institutional investors seeking to make both a market rate of return and an impact return, which is the measurable improvement on environmental and community related aspects. However, this dual return focus requires managing the social and environmental impact of an in- vestment while also managing for market-rate financial returns.
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White papersA recap of 2018 | Perception, demographics, technology
Innovation covers a wide range of topics that shape views of future investing. We addressed some of these concepts in our 2018 Innovation Series. We recap on these papers in this annual summary.
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Asset Manager NewsAmundi Real Estate Responsible Investment Charter
As a pioneer in Responsible Investing, Amundi has made social and environmental engagement one of its fundamental pillars since its inception. In October 2018, it announced an ambitious plan to expand its engagement to encompass responsible investing.
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White papersPerspective: Renewable Energies - HY1, 2019
Chancellor Merkel spoke of a Herculean task when she confirmed plans for the country’s phaseout of the nuclear energy programme in 2011. At that time, the energy transition was already in full swing, supported by the Renewable Energy Sources Act. Nuclear energy will be a thing of the past in Germany by 2022.
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Asset Manager NewsEnergy revolution compels new energy mix
The publication “Perspective: Renewable Energies” deals with the battle between renewable energies to become the energy of the future.
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White papersInvesting in US energy infrastructure: Navigating the changing landscape
This paper is a deep dive into the complexities of the US energy sector, and will build on themes that we highlighted in our previous global energy transition paper. In the US, clean energy and fossil fuels both play an important role, which creates investment opportunities across a wide spectrum of energy infrastructure.
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Investing in US energy infrastructure: Navigating the changing landscape
This paper is a deep dive into the complexities of the US energy sector, and will build on themes that we highlighted in our previous global energy transition paper. In the US, clean energy and fossil fuels both play an important role, which creates investment opportunities across a wide spectrum of energy infrastructure.
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White papersExpertise combined, opportunity multiplied: why I created a real assets business
While we are not the first asset manager to create a real assets business, we will go further in terms of integrating the component parts into a genuinely unified platform that can deliver better outcomes for our clients. We are placing a stake in the ground; highlighting our intention to shape the future of the real asset investment landscape.
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Defining Prime Logistics Markets
Because an outsized proportion of employment and demand growth, e-commerce expansion, and supply chain investment is realized in global prime logistics markets, it is useful to briefly describe and define these markets.
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People NewsUBS Asset Management strengthens global Infrastructure team with two key appointments
The appointments support the growth of the over USD 4.5 billion infrastructure platform to meet increasing investor demand
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White papersSocial infrastructure: a framework for measuring and managing impact
Investments in social infrastructure can deliver above-market financial returns while making a positive contribution to communities and the environment. But to achieve this dual return, investors need to be able to measure and manage the social and environmental goals of social infrastructure assets.
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White papersInnovation Paper 5: Technology, Perception – The Global Energy Transition
In the past decade, improving technology and shifting consumer behavior has transformed the energy landscape.
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Innovation Paper 5: Technology, Perception – The Global Energy Transition
In the past decade, improving technology and shifting consumer behavior has transformed the energy landscape.
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People NewsUBS Asset Management appoints Rodolphe Brumm to Infrastructure Equity team
UBS Asset Management’s (UBS-AM) Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) business announces the appointment of Rodolphe Brumm as a Portfolio Manager on its Infrastructure Equity team, based in London and effective immediately.
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White papersAll you need to know: About infrastructure
A defensive component in portfolios can enhance long-term overall returns
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Asset Manager NewsUBS Asset Management surpasses fundraising target for its second European infrastructure debt fund with over EUR 850 million
Archmore Infrastructure Debt Platform II remains open to investors until year-end
