IFM Investors, a global pension capital investor owned by 15 Australian pension funds and U.K. pension fund Nest, has released a landmark policy blueprint aimed at unlocking pension capital investment in U.S. infrastructure.
IFM invests on behalf of more than 32 million U.S. and Australian workers through their pension funds, including nurses, teachers, hospitality, retail and construction workers.
Australian pension capital is projected to be the second-largest pension system in the world by 2035, second only to the United States, with approximately $3 billion inflows into the $3 trillion system every week. As the system has grown and matured, Australian pension funds have been increasingly investing in international markets to help diversify their portfolios, manage risks and deliver long-term returns for their members. Large institutional pension funds are now investing nearly half their assets in international markets, and the United States is the top destination f
