China’s NSSF eyes move into infrastructure

China’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) aims to allocate to state- and privately backed infrastructure, in a bid to broaden its investment scope and boost returns. It is reportedly likely to do so via upcoming industrial, equity-based investment funds and may also make direct and co-investments. The Rmb1.59trillion ($287 billion) state pension can not only obtain higher yields and a steady income from such assets, as compared to traditional investmen, but state-controlled inf…