An uncomfortable truth: investors do not understand the risks they are taking when investing in infrastructure
The largest survey of infrastructure investors ever made shows that most investors cannot benchmark the risks they are exposed to when investing in unlisted infrastructure. EDHECinfra releases a new survey…
New research shows that infrastructure credit spreads are fair
A new paper drawn from the Natixis/EDHECinfra research chair sheds new light on the drivers of returns in private infrastructure debt. Infrastructure credit spreads remain twice as high today as in 2008, but this new research shows that only 30bps of this increase cannot be explained by changes in systematic risk factor prices.
No financial pain or gain for ESG management and reporting
New EDHECinfra research finds there is no financial penalty or gain (based on Return on Assets) for infrastructure firms to implement ESG management and reporting.A new paper drawn from the EDHECinfra/LTIIA Research Chair shows that Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) scores are not negatively or positively correlated with the financial performance of unlisted infrastructure firms.
New EDHECinfra study shows that ‘peak infra’ may be behind us
New EDHECinfra research documents the factors behind the evolution of unlisted infrastructure prices over past 15 years. London – 30 January 2019 – A new paper drawn from the EDHECinfra…
Bad procurement creates systematic risk for investors, says latest research from EDHEC Infrastructure Institute
Singapore, 10 April 2018 – A case study of 10 Spanish toll road projects shows that ill-designed procurement can lead to pro-cyclical infrastructure investment risk and significant losses for private…
EDHECinfra reveals industry standard for unlisted infrastructure benchmarks
Singapore, 30 January 2018 – Based on preferences expressed by major institutions in a new survey, EDHECinfra is releasing a taxonomy of global indices and sub-indices to structure the infrastructure asset class.
EDHEC calls on regulators to take measures against “fake” listed infrastructure
Singapore – 9 October 2017: In open letters to the chairman of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States, EDHEC has called on regulators to take measures against the risks of investment in so-called `listed infrastructure’.
Game changer infrastructure indices to create multi-trillion dollar sector
Singapore – 13 June 2017 – EDHEC Infrastructure Institute-Singapore (EDHECinfra) is releasing 384 infrastructure debt and equity indices that will change the way investors measure infrastructure investment performance and allow…
Appetite for infrastructure investment outpaces perceived investment opportunities
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA // 29 July, 2016: The Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) and EDHEC Infrastructure Institute-Singapore (EDHECinfra) have released the results of study of more than 184 infrastructure investors and advisors, representing approximately USD 8 trillion of global assets under management.
There is no listed infrastructure asset class
“Listed Infrastructure Asset Class” establishing that class.