As the UK suffers from "some of the most congested and problematic infrastructure," a report by the London-based Business Infrastructure Commission has concluded that the government should provide incentives to encourage pensions to invest in large-scale projects.
Australian investors are still interested in private equity and venture capital investments, but are taking a cautious approach to investment, Preqin has found.
A survey of more than 30 fund managers across Europe, many of whom manage, advise or act on behalf of multiple European and global funds, has revealed that more than €20 billion ($29 billion) of private sector investment in infrastructure assets has been completed in Europe over the last 12 months.
With the Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System facing severe shortfalls, the system has approved a new asset mix that raises its allocation to alternative investments.
A recent survey has demonstrated that investment consultants serving North American institutional investors expect a focus on areas such as alternatives, emerging markets, and strategies that provide a hedge against inflation to dominate 2011 search activity.
A new survey of more than 150 Canadian pension plan sponsors from global professional services firm Towers Watson indicated that the majority of executives believe that the defined benefit funding crisis will persist for the long-term.
Pacific Investment Management Co. is forming a new real estate finance company that intends to acquire residential and commercial real estate-related debt.
While the average fee for Asian private equity funds with more than $1 billion in assets under management has remained at 2%, their global counterparts have reduced their fees, an annual survey conducted by private equity investment firm Squadron Capital shows.
Europe is at the forefront of cleantech investment in the unlisted infrastructure market, research carried out for the 2011 Preqin Private Equity Cleantech Review shows.
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers') has announced a 14.3% rate of return and net assets standing at $107.5 billion, with the cumulative value-added of active management at C$23.2 billion.
As institutional investors crowd into the rapidly-growing economies of emerging markets to improve equity returns, managers are increasingly closing their strategies to new investors.
The fourth standalone Securities Lending Survey by Global Custodian – a sister publication to aiCIO – shows that Brown Brothers Harriman has won the praise of respondents for a third year running.
Looking ahead in 2011, pension schemes battle immediate and pressing challenges, according to a Financial News Pension Fund Barometer survey of 64 European schemes.
