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Developed Markets Infrastructure Income Model June Commentary

Developed Markets Infrastructure Income Model June Commentary

Interest rate cuts from the European Central Bank and policy support such as Germany’s fiscal stimulus, with its focus on infrastructure spending, were positive for European utilities and renewables.

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Global Infrastructure Income Strategy May Commentary

Global Infrastructure Income Strategy May Commentary

Tariffs are unlikely to have a meaningful impact on utility earnings given they service domestic catchments with electricity, gas and water, and are not directly exposed to international trade.

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Global Infrastructure Value Strategy May Commentary

Global Infrastructure Value Strategy May Commentary

Listed infrastructure delivered strong absolute gains in May, participating well in a global equity rally in a month in which a series of trade deals and de-escalations in U.S. trade policy drove a more positive sentiment for growth and risk assets.

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Developed Markets Infrastructure Income Model May Commentary

Developed Markets Infrastructure Income Model May Commentary

Among listed infrastructure, a brighter trade outlook helped GDP-sensitive infrastructure such as airports, rails and toll roads outperform.

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Infrastructure Steady as Equities Swing

Infrastructure Steady as Equities Swing

Despite recent strong performance for listed infrastructure versus equities, infrastructure valuations are still attractive on a risk adjusted basis, and could have room to run.

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Valuation of Infrastructure Assets Q1 2025

Valuation of Infrastructure Assets Q1 2025

In our latest Valuation update, Portfolio Manager, Simon Ong, discusses the latest trends affecting the infrastructure asset class and reviews current valuations.

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Infrastructure Poised to Mostly Weather Tariff Storm

Infrastructure Poised to Mostly Weather Tariff Storm

A new regime of tariffs will likely create the need for more infrastructure to support reshoring, while utilities' lack of exposure to international trade may bolster their defensiveness.

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Renewables Under Trump: Likely Better than Expected

Renewables Under Trump: Likely Better than Expected

Changes to the Inflation Reduction Act should be less than the market anticipates and ultimately have a muted impact on the strong short- and long-term renewables outlook.

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Valuation of Infrastructure Assets Q4 2024

Valuation of Infrastructure Assets Q4 2024

In our latest Valuation update, Portfolio Manager, Daniel Chu, discusses trends affecting infrastructure sector performance and reviews current valuations.

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Year of the Election: Why New Global Leadership Matters

Year of the Election: Why New Global Leadership Matters

While Donald Trump’s presidential victory has dominated global headlines, a number of key election results outside the U.S. could have significant impacts on international markets going forward.

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Infrastructure Outlook: Bridging the Valuation Gap

Infrastructure Outlook: Bridging the Valuation Gap

Opportunities continue to be widespread across the infrastructure landscape, with strong fundamentals and the market still massively underestimating the growth in electricity demand driven by AI and data growth.

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Valuation of Infrastructure Assets Q3 2024

Valuation of Infrastructure Assets Q3 2024

In our latest Valuation update, Portfolio Manager, Simon Ong, discusses the contributors to infrastructure returns in the third quarter of 2024, and weighs in on the factors impacting different infrastructure sectors across the globe.

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