M&G hires global head of impact for private markets
Jen Braswell joins M&G from EQT.
Infrastructure
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Deutsche Private Bank’s Cora Chiu: Infrastructure is at the core of global themes
Investors seek exposure to long-term structural themes that are less dependent on short-term economic cycles, says Cora Chiu, managing director, head of investment management North Asia, Deutsche Bank – Private Bank.
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Nvidia signs MoU with Apollo, Blackstone, BlackRock and others for $500bn infrastructure financing
The world’s largest asset managers will raise $500bn in third-party capital to build “AI factories”.
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Standard Chartered’s Mischa Bitton: Private equity secondaries provide a pool of opportunities
However, there needs to be greater alignment between product design and investor outcomes, Mischa Bitton, head, alternative investments, wealth solutions, Standard Chartered tells FSA.
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Julius Baer’s Jason Ng: Alts provide diversified enhanced risk-adjusted returns
Across all alternative asset classes success ultimately hinges on manager selection, explains Jason Ng, alternatives specialist, Asia & Middle East, Julius Baer.
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Top Trumps: Infrastructure equities – 23 July 2026
This week FSA compares two infrastructure equity funds: the BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income fund and the Morgan Stanley QuantActive Global Infrastructure fund.
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Pictet AM’s Wigley: Investors yet to recognise infrastructure’s growth inflection
Infrastructure equities are seeing a growth inflection not yet recognised by the market, according to James Wigley, portfolio manager at Pictet Asset Management.
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Aberdeen’s MyFolio range increases allocations to infrastructure, real estate and short-dated bonds
Structural drivers underpin demand in global infrastructure and real estate, as equity return assumptions move lower, said Aberdeen Investments.
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Aberdeen highlights shift in private markets focus
Private markets are entering a more selective phase, says Aberdeen Investments.
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DWS hires head of alternatives client coverage for Apac
DWS has appointed a former LaSalle IM executive as head of alternatives client coverage for Apac.
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Brookfield launches evergreen infrastructure strategy to the Australian wealth market
Brookfield Infrastructure income fund is available to wholesale investors in Australia’s private wealth market.
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BlackRock upgrades DM equities on AI-driven earnings
The BlackRock Investment Institute also downgraded high yield to neutral and DM government bonds to underweight.
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M&G hires former Goldman Sachs infrastructure banker
Paul Haegy has been appointed head of infrastructure debt and private placements.
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AllianzGI raises $270m for Asian Infrastructure Credit fund
The new private credit vehicle will invest in credit instruments backed by infrastructure assets.
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Schroders: private markets have rarely been more relevant
Structurally, private investments are less exposed to the sentiment swings of public indices, says Schroders Capital CIO Nils Rode.
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Pantheon launches infrastructure secondaries fund
The Pantheon Global Infrastructure Secondaries fund will be domiciled in Luxembourg.
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Schroders CEO voices concerns over alignment in private credit
Schroders chief executive Richard Oldfield says he is seeing a shift to an originate to distribute model in private credit.