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With two consecutive quarters of strong performance, the unlisted infrastructure asset class is inching closer to its all-time high of 2019, but a higher equity risk premia indicates persistent uncertainty in some sectors. The infra300® index, which tracks a representative global sample of unlisted infrastructure equity investments worth approximately USD 250bn, rose 4% in Q3 (local currency returns), as the

The Q3 2021 release of the EDHECinfra indices incorporates the views and asset-level revenue forecasts of our team of financial analysts. This report updates the Q2 2021 report and is presented following the TICCS® taxonomy of infrastructure companies. Each quarter, the team reviews the revenue forecasts of 650 companies that currently live in the EDHECinfra universe, based on the latest

The unlisted infrastructure asset class continues its recovery from Covid-19 ending six consecutive quarters of losses. The infra300® index, which tracks a representative global sample of unlisted infrastructure equity investments worth approximately USD 250bn, rose 2.45% in July’21 (in local currency) and almost reached the pre-pandemic highs from September 2019. On a 3-month basis, the total return was 6.08% (in

The unlisted infrastructure asset class is finally showing signs of recovery from Covid-19 with a significant drop in the equity risk premium in Q2 2021, ending six consecutive quarters of losses. Since the onset of Covid-19, this quarter marks the first in which all segments of the infrastructure market have shown a positive return, even as interest rates remain at

This post is the editorial of the June 2021 EDHECinfra Newsletter (Volume 5 issue 1)  Infrastructure investment is evolving from a niche alternative asset class into a fully-fledged investment sector and value chain. As this evolution takes place, the need for data and analytics is also growing rapidly for investors, managers, consultants and financial service providers. Access to the best

A quarter of rising interest rates highlights the role of duration in infrastructure investments.   After a year which tested the resilience of infrastructure investments and their sensitivity to lower dividends in the transport sector because of Covid-19 lock-downs and a higher equity risk premium across all sectors, Q1 2021 is a reminder of the role of interest rate risk