Risk
Greece, BlackRock Move Forward With SWF Creation
The country is moving to quickly privatize key assets to pay back bailout loans and launch its new sovereign wealth fund.
Tag: Infrastructure
Asset Allocation
Ireland’s Department of Finance Begins Setting Up 2 Sovereign Wealth Funds
The Future Ireland Fund and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund are expected to grow to 100 billion euros and 14 billion euros, respectively.
Asset Allocation
Gap Narrowing Between Infrastructure Investments and Allocation Targets
Institutional asset owners are closing in on their infrastructure target allocations, research from Hodes Weill & Associates and Cornell finds.
Asset Allocation
NBIM Takes Stake in UK-Based Offshore Wind Project
The 37.5% stake in ’Race Bank’ is worth $419 million.
Corporate Moves
Dutch Pension ABP to Partner With Network Provider KPN on Tower Company Joint Venture
The duo will manage the joint venture’s telecommunications assets under TowerCo.
Asset Allocation
Investing in the Inputs
How investors are capitalizing on the need for sustainable building materials.
Asset Allocation
What Asset Classes Will Allocators Choose as They Up Their Alts Ownership?
Private debt, private equity and infrastructure lead the list in Preqin survey.
Asset Allocation
Ontario Pension Launches Investment Venture With Arjun Infrastructure Partners
The University Pension Plan Ontario’s first investment under the partnership is an undisclosed stake in Great Britain’s largest rolling stock company.
Asset Allocation
Institutional Investors Unsure How Climate Risk Will Affect Infrastructure Assets
Only 24% of investors say existing tools are adequate for assessing climate risk impacts.
Pensions
Australia’s Pensions Regulator Launches Project on Unlisted Assets
The APRA is putting under review its practices for valuation of unlisted assets, including private equity, commercial real estate and infrastructure.
Market Moves
BlackRock’s Purchase of GIP Deepens Its Alts Exposure
Global Infrastructure Partners adds $100 billion in assets to the finance giant.
Asset Allocation
Thames Water Marked Down by More Than 60%
The U.K.’s Universities Superannuation Scheme downgraded the value of its holdings in the private utility, putting infrastructure investments under a spotlight.
Asset Allocation
How 4 Canadian Pension Behemoths Achieved Investing Success
A research paper profiles value-enhancing deals by the likes of CDPQ and PSP.
Asset Allocation
EDHEC Institute Warns UK Pensions Against Investing in Infrastructure
Report says ‘remarkably poor and unreliable’ data on the asset class is a stumbling block for defined benefit plans.
Asset Allocation
Ireland to Establish Sovereign Wealth Fund
The Irish government will also launch a fund focusing on infrastructure, climate, and nature.