Abstract
Overview
Introduction
This brief answers the question whether these funds should be marketed more
heavily by wealth and asset managers.
Scope
- Assesses current infrastructure needs in selected countries, demonstraing
increasing demand for privately funded investment
- Discusses Public Private Partnerships in the UK, Ireland and Australia
- Outlines the growth in the number of infrastructure funds in Australia and
Europe
- Presents results of Datamonitor' s Wealth Management Market Leaders Survey
to assess demand from HNWs for these funds in Europe and Asia-Pacific
Report Highlights
Historically, governments have paid for infrastructure projects through
public-financing structures. However, the scale of infrastructure development
needed in many countries, combined with government budget deficits, stiff
competition for government resources, and reluctance to raise taxes means that
there are insufficient resources available.
While an increase in infrastructure funds should be a boon to investors
looking for opportunities in this sector, these investments could become the
victim of their own success. Pension funds, which are increasing their
exposure to infrastructure investments, compete with the funds for the assets.
Although infrastructure funds have less business potential among German and
French HNWs than they do in, for example, the UK, they do still hold some
potential in those countries. This is why a quarter of German and French
wealth managers expect to focus their resources on this asset class.
Reasons to Purchase
- Learn how much business potential Wealth Managers across 8 European
countries/regions think infrastructure funds hold for HNW clients
- See the size of Public Private Partnership investment in infrastructure
projects in the UK, Australia and Ireland
- Provides Relationship Managers with a top level view of infrastructure
funds to assess whether they are a suitable asset class for their clients
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