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Digital infrastructure is already mainstream. Three industry insiders tell us why it will keep growing.
Declan O’Brien and Alex Leung of UBS Asset Management’s infrastructure research and strategy division argue that the asset class will continue to be resilient in the face of market volatility.
As we enter the final day of our Global Summit, read about the highlights from the event so far.
In 2018, the volume of corporate PPAs more than doubled compared with 2017. With strong demand and many investors chasing the same buyers, we look at the risks involved for all parties.
The asset class generated a 12.5% return and the allocation could be increased, CIO Claus Stampe tells us, despite recent local watchdog censure on infrastructure investments.
The two regions led the asset class to buck last year’s trend, experiencing a 17% increase in fundraising growth compared to the 11% drop private markets experienced as a whole, McKinsey reveals in a recent report.
Anton Pil, managing partner, JPMorgan Global Alternatives, argues ESG is an integral part of the value proposition and ‘fundamental to the bottom line’.
The provision of institutional debt in European PPP projects has increased by 55%, as well as increasing the number of countries lent to.
Private fund CFOs: if you haven’t been tasked with creating a more diverse workforce, you probably will be.
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