Media Releases
Economic Update
IFM Investors Chief Economist Dr Alex Joiner comments on the latest global economic news and trends.
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) biannual World Economic Outlook (WEO) was released in April. And the forecasts contained therein reinforced the increasingly broad-based expectation that global economic growth prospects will improve in 2017 and beyond.
Related articles
IFM Investors, Ampol and GrainCorp welcome Federal Government support for Australian Low Carbon Liquid Fuels industry
IFM Investors, Ampol and GrainCorp welcome the Federal Government’s announcement today to commit a $1.1 billion ten-year Cleaner Fuels Program, as well as further consultation on the demand side mechanisms needed to stand up a new Low Carbon Liquid Fuels (LCLF) industry and create a market.
Infrastructure allocation set to grow by 20% as a strategy to manage risk in uncertain times
Infrastructure investments have emerged as a key strategy against risk for investors in uncertain times, with allocations expected to increase by 20 percent during the next five years. The finding is part of the latest PM700 report from the pension funds-owned global investment manager, IFM Investors.
Majority of global investors believe energy transition is ’unstoppable’
In a major new survey of global investors, almost seven in 10 (69%) investors globally have said they believe the energy transition is ‘unstoppable’ despite recent policy shifts.