Allocations

The $199bn retirement fund is looking globally to boost its infrastructure and real estate exposure to 10 percent, up from 4.06 percent currently.

Mark Fischer of Australia’s Qualitas says institutions are increasingly keen on ‘crossover investments’ spanning ag, real estate and infrastructure. Agri Investor examines the firm’s latest fund, currently in market with a A$204m target.

Anette Eberhard, who will oversee private equity at the alternatives manager of the Danish pension, talks about the team's expansion plans, new mandates and direct investments.

In its annual report, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund says the outlook for infrastructure asset valuations will be less certain in 2018, given political factors and policy considerations.

As head of the group’s newly established infrastructure business, Grant Dooley is planning to build a five-strong core team in the short term and launch its maiden vehicle this year.

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.

The $18.5bn public pension fund recently approved commitments of up to $50 million each to IFM Global Infrastructure Fund and to JPMorgan Infrastructure Investments Fund.

The categorisation of infrastructure is more down to the returns generated, delegates in Berlin heard.

Over 450 LPs are set to attend our flagship event, starting tomorrow in Berlin. We polled a selection to find out how they're allocating to infra, what strategies are catching their eye and what concerns them the most about the asset class.