Latest Infrastructure News – Page 186
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UK utility Severn rejects offer from USS-backed consortium
GLOBAL – Group increases initial offer by 16% but still 'fails to recognise' long-term value.
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ATP warns of regulatory risk in infrastructure investment
EUROPE – Danish pension fund says EU member states must do more to promote stable frameworks.
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Mandate roundup: Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, IPE-Quest
GLOBAL – UK local authority funds seek manager for newly launched infrastructure fund.
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Denmark sets out 'challenges' for pensions industry
DENMARK – Offers to extend easier discount yield curve, but threatens legislation on transparency.
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Infrastructure in demand but major risks remain, expert warns
UK – Low-yield environment has changed investors' approach to asset class, says Georg Inderst.
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Danish schemes welcome report supporting infrastructure PPPs
DENMARK – Pension fund PKA 'ready to invest billions' in suitable projects.
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Swiss schemes cut bonds, abandon securities lending
SWITZERLAND – Schemes 'rethinking' temporary lending of securities over risk concerns.
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German roundup: Hoechst PK, JLL, Hochtief, PSP Investments
GLOBAL – Hoechst, Höchster pension funds buy retail portfolio from Jones Lang LaSalle.
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USS, Borealis in £5bn bid for UK utility company
GLOBAL – One of UK's largest pension funds teams up with Canadian scheme to acquire Severn Trent.
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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.
