The global pandemic has allowed infrastructure debt to prove its resilience credentials beyond all doubt, says head of infrastructure debt at Natixis Investment Managers, Céline Tercier.
The growing global focus on sustainability creates a unique opportunity for the asset class, say the co-head of Macquarie’s infrastructure debt business Kit Hamilton and its head of risk Sophia Alison.
With the pandemic still raging across the globe, three industry participants discuss how good corporate citizenship and community relations have never been more important.
Unparalleled demographic trends and a wide funding gap mean African infrastructure is a hugely underrated investment opportunity, says the firm's chief executive Paul Buckley.
Covid-19 has highlighted the critical nature of communications infrastructure and opportunities are flourishing, says director at Northleaf Capital Partners, Chris Rigobon.
Managers must take advantage of the momentum building in society to create teams that reflect the communities they invest in, says the firm's investment director Phoebe Smith.
Climate infrastructure has emerged as a new asset class. Keith Derman and Andrew Pike, partners and co-heads of Ares Infrastructure & Power, highlight its potential.
A fast-growing urban middle class is driving demand for more and better infrastructure, says MIRA senior MD and head of Asia-Pacific Frank Kwok.
Citizen-centric investment and development will empower communities to rebuild more sustainably post-covid and to respond to new opportunities emerging from the shifting global economy, writes InstarAGF’s president and CEO Gregory Smith.
Covid-19 has propelled digital assets from emerging to core infrastructure. We speak to five industry experts on what this means for the sector and the challenges it faces.