Storing Future Profit in Timber Stumps Asset Owners, Infrastructure, Private & Alternative Markets, Women in Finance Historically, timberland has been a Cinderella asset of limited appeal, except to those who appreciated its commercial value. But today, forestry has become a keenly-sought after asset for pension funds as they scramble for investments that could satisfy their overall ESG commitments, Florence Chong writes Read More
Climate Investments Need to Quintuple Asset Allocation & Strategy, ESG, Infrastructure Although last year, climate investments matched fossil fuel investments for the first time in history, the level of climate infrastructure investments needs to quintuple to reach net zero by 2050, BlackRock’s Charlie Reid says Last year, for the first time in history, climate infrastructure assets attracted as much capital as new fossil fuel investments. But […] Read More
AustralianSuper Merges Infra, Property Teams Appointment, Asset Owners, Infrastructure, Real Estate AustralianSuper will merge its infrastructure and property teams into one global real asset team, led by Nik Kemp Read More
PATRIZIA Eyes Battery Infrastructure Infrastructure, Innovation In the APAC, mid-market infrastructure space, battery energy storage is quickly becoming one of the key areas of interest, PATRIZIA says. Read More
Mercer Targets Infrastructure in Growth Map Infrastructure, Private & Alternative Markets The merged Mercer Super Trust expects to double its exposure to unlisted infrastructure over the next 12 months Read More
UniSuper to Increase Valuation Frequency Asset Owners, Infrastructure, Private & Alternative Markets, Real Estate, Women in Finance UniSuper will increase its valuation frequency for unlisted assets at the end of the year, the fund said during a discussion of valuation governance at the Frontier Annual Conference Read More
NZ Super Positions Direct Investments For Growth Asset Owners, Infrastructure NZ Super is positioning its direct investment portfolio for future growth, as it expects to hit NZ$ 100 billion by the end of the decade. And wind farms are a key part of it, Florence Chong writes Read More
Fighting a Stranded Asset Future ESG, Infrastructure Port of Newcastle is looking to diversify its activities away from coal, but the port’s CEO, Craig Carmody, explains it faces some steep hurdles despite having room to grow. Read More
ART Lifts Infra Assets by $6bn Asset Owners, Infrastructure Over just the past 12 months, Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has invested $6 billion in infrastructure assets. Florence Chong speaks with Michael Weaver about what’s next for the fund Read More
