Vontobel Asset Management has launched a global listed infrastructure fund, in co-operation with Virtus Investment Partners' affiliated manager Duff & Phelps, into the UK market.
The $130m Vontobel Fund II - Duff & Phelps Global Listed Infrastructure fund will invest in publicly traded companies that own and operate physical infrastructure assets. Vontobel said the fund would be run with a total return approach, aiming to provide stable income, capital appreciation and long-term inflation protection. M&G's Alex Araujo: Opportunities for long-life global infrastructure assets Daniel Signer, global head of multi-asset products at Vontobel, said: "In the current low-yield environment, the quest for returns remains unbroken. "With the launch of this fund, we...
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