AI is “the most consequential megatrend” for infrastructure investors with opportunities not only around data centres, but also energy and fibre networks by extension. But despite the bullishness, some asset owners are wondering when – or if – AI will deliver a miraculous productivity gain and benefit the underlying infrastructure.
Carol Geremia, president of the Boston-headquartered MFS Investment Management, said “long-term washing" has become one of her biggest worries, with everyone claiming to be a long-term investor while failing to align their investment practices with that goal.
The proposed US sovereign wealth fund remains shrouded in uncertainty as the deadline to release a plan for it quietly passed without announcements from the White House. Debates about the need for it continue, but Stanford academic Ashby Monk argues clear purpose and sound governance are what truly matter.
Singapore’s two largest asset owners, GIC and Temasek, see attractive opportunities in climate adaptation solutions – a relatively underfunded area compared to decarbonisation. The former has already made selective adaptation investments and said the opportunity set across public and private debt and equity could increase to $9 trillion by 2050.
The global CIO overseeing Mercer's $600 billion OCIO unit, Hooman Kaveh, has been advising clients to rethink the role of US assets in their portfolios by diversifying currency base and incorporating more active management. Speaking to Top1000funds.com, he warns of a “crisis of confidence” in the world’s largest capital market.
Nordic pension giant the Swedish Fund Selection Agency (FTN) is on the hunt for active Swedish and European small cap equity managers in a SEK 46 billion ($4.6 billion) tender. It comes as asset owners revisit small cap strategies as a useful diversification from US mega cap equities.
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