specialist

Industrial real estate was historically the grafter of the real estate market, the small, often hidden part of a manager's portfolio.

Market innovation to continue

Against the backdrop of financial markets across the world falling steeply in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, investors rushed to traditional safe havens in a bid to safeguard their investments

After a torrid three weeks, financial markets stabilised in recent days in response to the stimulus packages announced both by central banks and governments.

The infrastructure sector is seen, with good reason, as a solid alternative asset class with which to diversify an investment portfolio.

Technology is transforming every other industry. The beneficiaries of this are often not the businesses deploying the new tech – they are the ones spending the money and may reap little reward for it – but the technology companies supplying them.

Infrastructure assets' performance is typically stable throughout economic cycles, given the essential nature of the services they provide.

As one of the multi-asset sectors, specialist has witnessed the ebbs and flows into the major asset classes.

Russia and tech fund dominate

'Smart Water' is a trend that is taking hold in the water industry, and momentum is building.