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How to do business with CalSTRS
The $240bn pension aims to be the ‘partner of choice’ for managers, operating companies and its peers in direct structures. Deputy CIO Scott Chan explains how CalSTRS’ ‘collaborative model’ is the blueprint to achieve these goals.
CDPQ’s big light-rail bet
One of the world’s most prominent direct investors is trying to prove it can do much more than back projects with capital by developing a C$6.3bn greenfield project in Montreal.
CPPIB enters SE Asia with toll road deal in Indonesia
The Canadian pension’s head of infrastructure says there ‘is a great fit between growth supporting infrastructure and infrastructure supporting growth’ in the country.
Welcome to a decade of Infrastructure Investor
We review the asset class’s first 10 years, as ESG and customer service both took centre stage, in the first article from our special 10th anniversary issue.
Welcome to a decade of infrastructure
We review the asset class’s first 10 years as ESG and customer service take centre stage.
Co-investments: the in-between step
If for whatever reason you can’t go all in, then co-investment might be a better bet.
The price of direct investing
Going direct is well-suited to infrastructure. But anyone looking to do it will have to tackle tough questions around compensation and transparency.
Going direct? Here are three things to bear in mind
You can save on fees, but these programmes certainly aren’t without cost. And if you’re not ready to go all in, it’s best to stick to funds and co-investing.
Union Investment raises €442m with Mercer for maiden infra fund
Vehicle’s managers to make direct, primary and secondary investments in western Europe and North America, targeting returns of 6%-8%.
What OMERS learnt managing third-party capital
With C$18bn in the asset class, head of infrastructure Ralph Berg says that partnering with some of the world’s most sophisticated institutions is ‘now a core pillar’ of the pension’s strategy.
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