Infrastructure News – Page 185
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Legal & General invests £159m in infrastructure
UK – Manager investing £89m as part of consortium to build Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
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Keva, LocalTapiola tap into Finnish power network
FINLAND – Fortum’s distribution network largest in Finland.
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Danish pension fund PFA extends loan for Irish wind farm
EUROPE – Loan guaranteed by Danish Export Credit Agency EKF.
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USS, PGGM invest in portfolio of infrastructure companies
EUROPE – Institutionals invest total of €350m in Spain-based Globalvia Inversiones.
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UK unveils plans to boost residential, confirms REIT change
UK – Altered definition to allow REITs to invest in rival property funds.
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UK insurance industry commits £25bn to domestic infrastructure
UK – NAPF confirms final negotiations underway for manager to oversee infrastructure fund.
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PensionDanmark to buy 49% stake in UK wind farms
EUROPE – Deal comes as part of infrastructure strategy targeting inflation-linked returns.
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Universities Superannuation Scheme expands stake in Sydney rail line
GLOBAL – USS buys nearly 50% stake from local infrastructure fund for undisclosed sum.
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Investors critical of high infrastructure fees
GLOBAL – Preqin survey shows frustration with fees in light of asset class's risk/return profile.
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IPE Awards: Pension funds to take on alternatives, loans
EUROPE – Infrastructure, property loans to increase as bank balance sheets shrink.
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Room for pension fund investment in EU project bonds, says EIB
EUROPE – Director general Bertrand de Mazières hints that next project could be in the UK.
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Italian laws to spur pension fund investment in infrastructure
ITALY – New laws introduce more innovative legal, fiscal regulatory regime, S&P says.
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Dutch considering internal risk models to encourage local investment
NETHERLANDS – Committee chair sets out to clear up ambiguities of prudent person approach.
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US roundup: LA Fire and Police Pensions, Texas Teachers
NORTH AMERICA – Los Angeles Fire and Police invests $120m in two core, open-ended funds.
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PensionDanmark acquires stake in Dutch gas pipeline system
EUROPE – Pension fund first in Denmark to invest in Europe’s gas-supply network.
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Dutch give local-investment initiatives lukewarm reception
NETHERLANDS – Experts debate effectiveness of new NII, NHI investment institutions.
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PPP 'most credible' method for infrastructure investment – RICS
GLOBAL – Surveyor group cites Canadian approach of 'bundling' PPPs to attract pension funds.
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Lazard, Davis lose out as RBS pension fund targets alternatives
UK – Fund reallocates £600m from equities towards alternatives, including infrastructure.
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Universities Superannuation Scheme buys 8% stake in Heathrow Airport
UK – UK’s second-largest fund acquires stake in FGP Topco Limited, airport’s holding company.
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City of London grants infrastructure mandate to IFM
GLOBAL – Splits mandate across pension fund, trust responsible for bridge maintenance.
