Infrastructure

  • Real assets lower volatility

    Real assets lower volatility

    Investments in real assets, such as timberland and infrastructure, can lower the volatility of mixed asset funds without hampering returns, according to think tank Global Financial Institute.

  • JLIF acquires portfolio

    JLIF acquires portfolio

    The John Laing Infrastructure Fund (JLIF) has agreed the acquisition of 11 operational and yielding assets in a deal worth around £123m.

  • Osborne boosts infrastructure

    Osborne boosts infrastructure

    George Osborne is to announce long-term capital commitments to infrastructure today while slashing spending by £11.5bn in election year, marking the sixth consecutive year of cuts, as he unveils capital spending priorities for the next five years.

  • AXA makes big commitment to infrastructure debt

    AXA makes big commitment to infrastructure debt

    Axa Investment Managers is to commit 10bn to infrastructure debt in Europe over the next five years and has appointed Axa Real Estate to manage the investment.

  • Source US Energy ETF widens investor base

    Source US Energy ETF widens investor base

    The Source Morningstar US Energy Infrastructure MLP Ucits ETF has attracted $45m since its launch last month, and the fund is now available to retail investors in seven more European countries.

  • First US energy infrastructure ETF hits Europe

    First US energy infrastructure ETF hits Europe

    Source ETF has launched Europe’s first US energy infrastructure ETF offering European investors exposure to an otherwise difficult to access asset class.

  • Choice at a premium for investment trusts

    Choice at a premium for investment trusts

    Markets may be on the rise, but a look at the investment trust universe proves investors' thirst for income and quality equity growth stories remains very much intact.

  • Legg Mason global infrastructure debt fund

    Legg Mason global infrastructure debt fund

    Legg Mason and Western Asset are launching an infrastructure debt fund to capitalise on the predicted growth in global infrastructure investment.

  • the answer to inflation income security concerns

    the answer to inflation income security concerns

    As a diversifier away from equities alone infrastructure offers investors a great deal but, as Caroline Shaw argues, it is its qualities as a real asset that makes it stand out even further.

  • infrastructure solid future rocky foundation

    infrastructure solid future rocky foundation

    Infrastructure is another hot topic of conversation for investors right now though before committing cash they need to consider exactly what they are getting exposure to, where and what the underlying projects are, and the structure of the fund they ultimately invest in.

  • allianz poaches infrastructure debt team

    allianz poaches infrastructure debt team

    Allianz Global Investors intends to expand into infrastructure debt having acquired a specialist team in the asset class.

  • governments open up infrastructure to retail

    governments open up infrastructure to retail

    One look at our schools, hospitals, roads and airports shows that infrastructure investment in the UK is much-needed. Giles Frost looks at how retail investors can take advantage of the increased spend that is opening up the asset class to retail investors.