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  • Get in on the pensions talk: infrastructure
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    Get in on the pensions talk: infrastructure

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    A debate has emerged among pensions and investment experts questioning what pension funds define as an ‘infrastructure’ investment and whether it should have its own asset class, separate to real estate.

  • Get Real
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    Get Real

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    The credit squeeze is felling flagship infrastructure projects. This is increasing the focus on how we define the asset class. Shayla Walmsley reports

  • Rising stakes
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    Rising stakes

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    With pension funds looking out for less traditional long-term investment opportunities, infrastructure could be the ace in the pack of alternative asset classes. Jane Welsh reports

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    Assets under pressure

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    US infrastructure is in increasing need of repair and upgrade. For fund vehicles, is this an opportunity too good to resist asks Michael Underhill reports

  • Mind the gap
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    Mind the gap

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    Pension funds in the process of investing in infrastructure need to be mindful of the quality and depth of information on offer, warns Georg Inderst

  • Walk before you can run
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    Walk before you can run

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    European pension funds are catching up with the more experienced Canadians in infrastructure investing – but their approach is more cautious, says Shayla Walmsley

  • Beyond benchmarking
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    Beyond benchmarking

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    At ATP, infrastructure is an asset class in its own right used in order to focus on meeting long-term liabilities, as Shayla Walmsley finds

  • Getting the right fit
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    Getting the right fit

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    Shayla Walmsley explains why VER sees manager selection as one of the key elements when deciding to invest in infrastructure

  • The best routes into infrastructure investing
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    The best routes into infrastructure investing

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    A range of investment options are available for institutional investors wanting to allocate to infrastructure. Maha Khan Phillips reports

  • Private funding on the world stage
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    Private funding on the world stage

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    Governments worldwide have followed the UK’s lead in opting for private funding of public infrastructure. Christine Senior reports

  • Global opportunities
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    Global opportunities

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    Openings for infrastructure investment are burgeoning as governments pull back from direct funding of projects. Paul Strohm reports

  • Demand and supply
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    Demand and supply

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    The increase in energy demand naturally means supply chains and distribution networks will need to expand. Paul Strohm reports

  • Roads taking their toll
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    Roads taking their toll

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    Road congestion and the establishment of a European transport network may make toll roads more commonplace. Paul Strohm reports

  • Road to Russia
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    Road to Russia

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    Investors look East as Europe reaches saturation point; Norwegian real estate remains bullish and Aberdeen launches a bespoke vehicle

  • Punching above its weight
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    Punching above its weight

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    Founded in 2001, the pension fund of VRT, the public broadcasting company of Belgium’s Flemish community, has €430m total AUM. However it is not short on robustness in its approach. As is common with funds of this size, equities are the mainstay of VRT’s property allocation, as its manager, Florent ...

  • Defining issue
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    Defining issue

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    Core, core plus, value added, opportunistic – are these terms of art or science in the world of indirect property investment? Noel Manns reports

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    Building advantages

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    This new series continues as Joseph Hamilton and Pretty Sagoo discuss the importance of real estate in the modern portfolio

  • Sizing up the opportunity
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    Sizing up the opportunity

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    Real estate market segmentation offers a new route to returns. Steve Hays reports

  • Taking stock
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    Taking stock

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    Frédéric Ducoulombier presents the salient results of a major pan-European survey of institutional investors conducted by EDHEC with the support of Aberdeen Property Investors and Groupe UFG

  • Prices and parameters
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    Prices and parameters

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    Property performance can be measured against inflation but the relationship is far from straightforward, argue Mark Callender, Neil Turner and Jenny Buck