Aussie super funds turn to emerging Asia infrastructure
Pension funds such as Hesta and CSC want to add infrastructure assets but Australia is fast becoming less fertile ground for such investments, especially those with an ESG element.
Australian superannuation funds, keen to boost their allocations to infrastructure, are increasingly looking abroad – notably to emerging Asia – as opportunities grow scarcer at home.
Demand for such assets – especially those with environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects, such as renewable energy – has driven yields down by a third, as pensions seek to raise their infrastructure exposure to, typically, 10% of their total portfolio, consultants told AsianInvestor.
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