infrastructure
How can the two primary stakeholders in project finance best allocate interest rate risk?
"This is the beauty of humanity: We adapt, we evolve, we move forward,” Larry Fink says.
In world hungry for yield, what role can infrastructure play? Paul Kovarsky, CFA, spoke with Alina Osorio, CFA, of Fiera Infrastructure for her take.
More infrastructure spending could open up significant opportunities for core infrastructure companies and related businesses, propelling US equity indexes higher, writes Sherree DeCovny.
Now is the summer of our discontent in New York City, the "Summer of Hell," as New York governor Andrew Cuomo calls it.
Environmental changes, population growth, contamination, and aging infrastructure are all contributing to water shortages. Solving such problems will require input from the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. By targeting water initiatives, investors may find secular growth in municipal bonds, public and private company shareholdings, and exchange-traded funds.
Infrastructure is seen as an attractive proposition, not only because of its (in some sectors) double-digit returns in a low-yield environment but also because it offers diversification opportunities coupled with reliable earnings and consistent cash flows. Infrastructure can also be used for liability matching and inflation hedging (given that inflation tends to be built into the revenue stream of projects).