Infrastructure News – Page 208
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OECD report cites 'serious barriers' to long-term investment
GLOBAL – Report highlights low levels of pension fund investment in infrastructure.
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Greater Manchester Pension Fund takes stake in Airport City project
UK – JV includes Beijing Construction Engineering Group, Carillion.
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PREI enters data-centre joint venture with Digital Realty
NORTH AMERICA – Pramerica Real Estate Investors makes $150m equity investment into JV.
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Founders of PIP show 'willingness' to take on construction risk
UK – National Association of Pension Funds says 'very extensive' manager-selection process drawing to close.
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UK funds 'remiss' to not engage with government on infrastructure
UK – BT Pension Scheme chair says UK government forced to court overseas investors.
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US roundup: Pennsylvania Public School Employees, San Francisco City
NORTH AMERICA – Pennsylvania Public School Employees OKs $150m real estate investment.
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Kapoor 'optimistic' about SRI sea change at Norway's oil fund
NORWAY – Re-Define MD has been one of Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global's sharpest critics.
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Advisory firm calls for creation of infrastructure industry group
GLOBAL – Campbell Lutyens says sector lacks global body to represent its interests.
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Experts criticise UK's institutional framework for infrastructure
UK – Independent commission presented as sensible alternative to 'sub-optimal' set-up.
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Pension funds to increase infrastructure investment – IPE survey
GLOBAL – Lack of governance stymies interest in secondaries, while small funds fear lack of scale.
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HS2 could offer 'manageable chunks' of investment through redevelopment
UK – High speed rail link could see pension investors benefit from station-adjacent redevelopment.
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ERAFP calls on French regulators to allow infrastructure investment
FRANCE – Scheme cannot invest in open-ended funds, restricted when investing in non-listed.
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Ilmarinen to ramp up private equity, real estate investment
FINLAND – Finnish pensions firm looking for infrastructure investments in Finland, overseas.
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First State secures capital from new investors for infrastructure fund
EUROPE – Fund, launched in August 2009, has €1.5bn target size.
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Pension funds to increase infrastructure allocations – report
GLOBAL – Funds closed in 2013 have already raised $17bn in capital commitments.
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Infrastructure roundup: White Label, AC Niellsen, Schoeller Clean Power
GERMANY – White Label wins institutional mandates to invest in data-processing centres.
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Inderst, Mercer's Van Ek to speak at October's IPE360
IPE – Speakers join keynote Alfred Slager and Adina Grigoriu at event in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.
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Dutch move to increase institutional investment in local economy
NETHERLANDS – ABP ready to acknowledge 'responsibility' once fleshed-out plans presented.
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Croatian pension funds may take part in road-monetisation scheme
CROATIA – Second-pillar funds have opportunity to invest in more than €3bn of motorway debt.
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PensionDanmark calls for socially responsible construction code
DENMARK – Danish pension fund initiating talks with big private, public contractors.
