Infrastructure News – Page 212
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US roundup: Alaska Retirement Management Board, Penwood
NORTH AMERICA – Alaskan state pension manager to double infrastructure exposure.
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New UK airport would require '£50bn subsidy' to attract pension funds
UK – Cost to build airport 'significantly higher' than eventual asset value, report concludes.
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Strathclyde opts for 'hands-on' management of infrastructure vehicle
UK – Largest local authority fund to hire in-house manager for New Opportunities Portfolio.
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LPFA 'pushing' for creation of London housing fund
UK – Chairman Edmund Truell open to taking on construction risk, higher-risk infrastructure.
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Mandates for alternatives grow by 70% in two years
GLOBAL – Towers Watson survey sees equity, bond awards account for 60% of total.
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Industriens, PKA join forces on planned offshore wind park
DENMARK – Danish pension funds cite growing importance of infrastructure as asset class.
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Sampension shifts real estate team to alternatives
DENMARK – Real estate to account for half of alternatives allocation, scheme says.
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Irish finance minister calls on pension funds to consider infrastructure
IRELAND – Noonan highlights benefits of proposed Irish REITs to institutionals.
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USS agrees nearly £100m in financing to UK water provider
UK – Country's second-largest pension fund to provide 20-year, Class B debt to Affinity Water.
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Danish pension funds exploring infrastructure PPPs
DENMARK – PensionDanmark, PFA, ATP, Sampension and PKA set up group to identify investments.
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Fees prompt infrastructure investors to go direct
EUROPE – Private equity-style remuneration off-putting for fund investors, Preqin finds.
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Allianz downplays construction risk in £1bn infrastructure fund
UK – Fund to invest in greenfield sites to develop hospitals, schools and roads.
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Pension funds withdraw claim against Henderson Global Investors
UK – Schemes agree to withdraw claim in return for payment by Henderson of legal costs to date.
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Investors reject construction risk as watchdog warns of lender pullout
EUROPE – UK parliamentary committee threatens changes to licensing regime.
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Appetite for infrastructure increases, but 'conservatism' remains
GLOBAL – Institutionals increasingly looking to allocate fresh capital to asset class, study shows.
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Danish FSA calls on pension funds to clarify valuation of alternatives
DENMARK – Watchdog gives schemes until middle of year to spell out how they value alternative investments.
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Universities Superannuation Scheme buys Brisbane airport rail link
UK – Deal marks third infrastructure deal in Australia, as scheme looks to invest further £2bn.
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Sweden's AP3 to take over social infrastructure joint venture
SWEDEN – National buffer fund to acquire 50% of Hemsö it does not already own.
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US roundup: Connecticut Retirement Plans, Oregon Public Employees
NORTH AMERICA – Connecticut Retirement Plans to increase global allocation to 20%.
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AMP expects pension funds to back $1bn infrastructure debt fund
GLOBAL – Company's second debt fund, focused on mature markets, has target size of $1bn.
