Institutional Investing in Infrastructure

November 1, 2022: Vol. 15, Number 10

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Rail freight growth: A dream or reality?

The transport sector is now at the heart of the debate on global warming since it represents 25 percent of carbon emissions, and it is the only sector whose emissions have continued to increase since 1990.

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Crossover conundrum: In capital markets, there’s increasing crossover among infrastructure, real estate, private equity and venture capital

It used to be so simple. Infrastructure as a category meant bridges, roads and airports, public utilities, too. But with the advent of telecom towers, pharma labs, cold storage logistics, you name it, infrastructure is no longer so easy to define.

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Infrastructure 101: A guide to white papers and reports focused on infrastructure investing

After remaining resilient overall through the initial shock of the pandemic in 2020, private investment in infrastructure projects in primary markets recovered in 2021 to just 0.3 percent below its 2019 level. This recovery was largely the result of growth in the regions hardest hit during the pandemic — Oceania, Latin America, and Asia — which all saw investment bounce back following steep regional declines in 2020.

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Food for thought: Board members check the status of infrastructure investing at i3 Editorial Advisory Board meeting

IREI hosts its 2022–2023 Editorial Advisory Board meeting for Institutional Investing in Infrastructure (i3) in November. The market for infrastructure investing, and all markets, have gone through significant changes since the previous board meeting a year ago.

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Drones getting a zone of their own: An automated superhighway for unmanned aerial vehicles

The United Kingdom is set to become home to the world’s largest automated drone superhighway within the next two years. The drones will be used on the 164-mile Skyway project connecting towns and cities as part of a $334 million funding package for the aerospace sector, says a report by the BBC.

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Global listed infrastructure: Essential news and notes

The GLIO Index of infrastructure companies fell in September –11.8 percent, and year-to-date, it is now down –14.3 percent. Global equities weakened (–9.3 percent) in September, and year-to-date are now down –25.1 percent.

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Transport infrastructure project pipeline: Asia leads development globally

Transport infrastructure development will be an important driver of infrastructure investment globally throughout the coming decade. According to our Infrastructure Key Projects Data (KPD), which includes infrastructure projects above $30 million in value, there are 10,931 transport infrastructure projects globally in various pre-construction stages or under construction, with a combined investment value of $6.8 trillion.

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Social benefits: Why U.K. social infrastructure is a compelling investment in the current market environment

Investors considering where to deploy their capital in the current U.K. market are increasingly focusing on issues around inflation. The principal concern is that, if sustained, inflation could eat into the real value of their investments, reducing future purchasing power. The knock-on effect on society could be a retrenchment in consumer expenditure, damaging the robustness of consumer-facing businesses (both real and tech-based) and any investments linked to them.