Nia Tam

The vehicle remains open to new commitments but is no longer being marketed to new investors.

Two of the world’s largest savings pools – Japan Post Insurance and Korea Post – are leading the way, as a host of Asian investors eye the asset class, attendees at our Seoul and Tokyo summits heard.

What opportunities could a country with more than 1 billion mobile subscribers offer infrastructure investors?

Seaports, oil terminals and toll roads currently owned by the country’s corporates are good targets for infra funds, argues Marunouchi Infrastructure director Satoshi Mukoyama.

EverSource Capital is appointed manager of the Green Growth Equity Fund, which will raise further capital from UK-based institutional investors to reach a £500 million target.

Japan Post Insurance will allocate 1.5 percent to alternatives within the next three years as it looks to build an infrastructure portfolio.

The country’s institutional investors will increase infrastructure allocations this year, but currency risk is steering them away from US investments.

Palisade Investment Partners CEO Roger Lloyd, speaking at our Seoul Summit, says the right partnerships and an ability to develop assets key to breaking into the country’s renewables market.

In a two-minute video shot on the sidelines of our Seoul Summit, John Walker, Macquarie Capital's vice chairman for Asia talks about the evolution of Asian investors, how they're now ready to climb up the risk curve and the once-in-a-century investment opportunity offered by renewables in the region.

Co-investments alongside Actis and Equis Funds Group in Asian renewables have generated returns of more than 100% for the Danish pension fund.