Infrastructure Bank Shot: China's new infrastructure bank begins its rollout With the 2016 Rio Olympics and one of the most watched U.S. elections in modern history headlining the news cycle this past summer it might have been easy to miss a very important story in the world of infrastructure. The operations of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) came into full effect creating the first major multilateral development bank in a generation. Its mandate is to provide loans for infrastructure projects such as energy, communications and transportation.
Infrastructure Water, the next frontier: drought, failing infrastructure and population growth test water management systems When I first learned of the lead poisoning in Flint, Mich., tap water, my first reaction was mortification and paranoia. If it could happen in Flint, it could happen anywhere! Never again, I told myself, will I order tap water at a restaurant; the extra $3.50 is worth avoiding the risk of lead poisoning.
Infrastructure Financing Asian infrastructure: barriers and risks For institutional investors, an important question is whether they could contribute more to the financing of infrastructure. Two points of qualification: First, it is often overlooked in this debate that pension funds, insurance companies, and other investors have been keen buyers of publicly listed infrastructure stocks and bonds for a long time. Second, investment in unlisted infrastructure is an ongoing process, as investor intention surveys indicate continued interest in this sector.
Infrastructure Research review: A guide to recent infrastructure research reports and papers The following article summarizes several research reports, papers and newsletters that focus on issues important to institutional infrastructure investors.
Infrastructure Here come the high-speed trains: Amtrak is investing $2.4b for next-gen trainsets and infrastructure upgrades Amtrak has contracted for the manufacture of 28 next-generation high-speed trainsets that will replace the equipment used to provide Amtrak’s premium Acela Express service. The contract is part of $2.45 billion that will be invested on the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor as part of a modernization program to renew and expand the Acela Express service.
Infrastructure Enthusiastic for energy: Investors continue to direct commitments to the sector Despite falling energy prices, investors and managers are still flocking to energy, power and renewables funds. Perhaps that is because infrastructure investing is meant to be long term, and long term, energy demand is only expected to grow. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s International Energy Outlook 2016 (IEO2016) projects that world energy consumption will grow by 48 percent between 2012 and 2040.