Infrastructure News – Page 189
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NAPF infrastructure fund tenders management mandate
UK – Expressions of interest in Pensions Infrastructure Platform to be solicited from mid-May.
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OECD warns pension funds against 'excessive' reliance on ratings agencies
GLOBAL – Think tank backs active shareholder approach.
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PKA invests DKK500m in emerging market infrastructure private equity
DENMARK – Danish pension fund to increase infrastructure investment by 170%.
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PGGM to participate in €280m Irish road project through BAM JV
EUROPE – Dutch asset manager expects to be involved in project for at least 25 years.
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LatAm countries must 'tackle reform' to attract pension fund investment
GLOBAL – Report says 'technically competent' regulator key to attracting pension capital.
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Environment Agency PF hires Townsend for real-assets push
UK – Existing property portfolio to sit alongside infrastructure, farmland, forestry.
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PKA alternatives subsidiary to double staff by summer
DENMARK – Alternatives subsidiary of Danish pension fund sees growth in infrastructure.
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German roundup: HUK-Coburg, Golding, EHL, Warburg-Henderson
GERMANY – Insurer awards €300m infrastructure mandate to Golding for broad diversification.
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PGGM seeks infra-style platforms for student housing
EUROPE – Dutch investor yet to find continental opportunity comparable to UPP in the UK.
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RE capital raising suffers as infrastructure prospers
GLOBAL – Only $5.2bn raised for property funds in Q1 according to Preqin.
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INREV laments no mention of property in Green Paper on long-term investing
EUROPE – Association praises Brussels for acknowledging negative impact of prudential regulation.
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PKA welcomes 'political goodwill' as Denmark launches standard PPP model
DENMARK – Government says PPPs are acknowledgement of business demand for large projects.
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La Banque Postale secures €500m for infrastructure, real estate debt fund
FRANCE – French asset manager secures investments from insurance companies, pension funds.
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Sovereign wealth funds to increase real estate, infrastructure exposure
GLOBAL – Funds continue to focus on direct investment in significantly sized assets.
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Irish standard to allow infrastructure bonds as matching assets
IRELAND – Pensions Board says inclusion 'imminent' at Irish Association of Pension Funds conference.
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Legg Mason to launch infrastructure debt fund
UK – Launch follows similar moves recently made by Allianz Global Investors, BlackRock.
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Guggenheim Partners unveils North American infrastructure business
GLOBAL – Company to be run by former staff from Deutsche Bank's RREEF property subsidiary.
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UK government increases local authority infrastructure threshold
UK – Local authority funds allowed to invest additional 15% in limited partnerships.
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M&G to take sale-and-leaseback model to public sector
UK – Company explores new asset classes, including social infrastructure, local authority projects.
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Alternatives managers to benefit from investor-sentiment shift – Moody's
EUROPE – Ratings agency expects smaller mandates for more traditional strategies.
