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2019Q4 Index Release (Erratum)

Jan. 25, 2020
In the 2019Q4 Index Release made on January 16, 2020, it was mentioned that South East Water suffered a negative return in the 4th quarter of 2019 due to a “revision of its financial forecast.” This statement was not accurate on two counts: The forecast in question is produced by EDHECinfra’s cash flow models and analyses but was not produced or
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2019Q4 Index Release: Up on the Year, Down on the Quarter

Jan. 16, 2020
Unlisted infrastructure equity gave back some of the year’s gains in the final quarter of 2019 as rising bond yields curbed DCF valuations. Despite lower risk premia, performance was also tempered by flat average revenue growth. The EDHECinfra Global Unlisted Equity Index fell 2.58% to 5228 points by year end, though that still represents a year-on-year gain of 14.06%. The
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An asset class is born

Jul. 17, 2019
New indices, better benchmarks The next generation of EDHECinfra indices is ready. Computed quarterly, they use meticulously curated private data on hundreds of companies in the 25 most active global markets. They utilise cutting-edge fair value asset pricing methods to gauge value in private infrastructure investments. A key element in this project’s success was accurately defining the investment universe. Infrastructure
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Part 3: A factor revolution in unlisted infra

Jul. 01, 2019
A version of this blog was originally published on top1000funds.com. This blog marks our third and final article on the EDHECinfra/G20 survey of infrastructure benchmarking practices. This time, we take a look at the role of infrastructure investment benchmarks for the purpose of risk management. More than 300 respondents took part in the survey. They included representatives of 130 asset
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Part 2: Infra performance benchmarks wanting

May. 29, 2019
A version of this blog was first published on top1000funds.com The EDHECinfra/G20 survey of infrastructure benchmarking practices included representatives of 130 asset owners accounting for $10 trillion AUM. It revealed that that existing performance monitoring benchmarks are self-defeating for asset owners and managers. But we have made great progress on tacking this problem at EDHECInfra. We have been creating more representative,
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Part 1: infra risks misunderstood

May. 22, 2019
The 2019 EDHECinfra/G20 survey of infrastructure investors is a detailed study of benchmarking practices amongst asset owners and managers and brought to light a significant issue with regard to the investment process in infrastructure: investors do know how much risk they are taking and they are not happy about it.