The infrastructure opportunity - Part One: the role of infrastructure in long-term resilient portfolios
As investors seek to navigate the post-COVID era, their focus is on building robust portfolios that are resilient to the long-term effects of market shocks and volatility. In this context, there lies an opportunity to expand traditional approaches to portfolio construction to include a greater allocation to unlisted infrastructure.
Meet the authors
Alex Joiner
Alex Joiner is Chief Economist at IFM Investors. He is responsible for the firm’s economic, financial market and geopolitical risk analysis that is key in IFM’s investment process. In this capacity he engages with IFM’s domestic and global clients on macro-investment trends and themes.
Ashwin Mathur
Ashwin heads up the Infrastructure Portfolio Management Team, and is responsible for a broad set of portfolio construction, risk management and fund analysis outcomes across all of IFM Investors’ infrastructure products.
Kalie Fung
Kalie is a senior member of the Infrastructure Portfolio Management Team, responsible for a broad set of portfolio construction, risk management and fund analysis outcomes across all of IFM Investors’ infrastructure products as well as asset management of Port of Brisbane.
Abbie Sui
Abbie is a senior member of the Infrastructure Portfolio Management Team, responsible for a broad set of portfolio construction, risk management and fund analysis outcomes across all of IFM Investors’ infrastructure products as well as asset management of Adelaide Airport.
Frans van den Bogaerde
Frans supports the Chief Economist with the firm’s economic, financial market, and policy analysis and forecasting. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance & Economics) with Honours in Finance (First Class) from the University of Melbourne.