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Managing methane a key to tackling climate change

Methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas, is a focus of the Global Listed Infrastructure team’s research and engagements with companies on decarbonisation. We believe companies have an imperative to manage methane emissions to mitigate its warming effects. Otherwise, from our perspective, any switch from coal to natural gas does not result in a meaningful net benefit for the environment.

One asset class?

Listed vs unlisted infrastructure through the lens of UK water utilities. We explore the exciting investment opportunities in the UK listed and unlisted water utilities infrastructure market.

Andrew Maple-Brown on blazing his own trail

A product of grazing stock, Andrew Maple-Brown's father, Robert, grew up on the land and developed a lifelong appreciation for planning and foresight. Like his father before him, the co-founder of Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure is also deeply committed to discipline and character. He's harnessed these traits in establishing his business within the family enterprise, turning his obsession with infrastructure into a lucrative funds management venture.

ESG and opportunities for investing in listed infrastructure

Regulated electric utilities are an “underappreciated” winner from the energy transition and have attractive valuations, according to Andrew Maple-Brown, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure.

Listed vs unlisted infrastructure

Where do you sit on the debate? This paper challenges the assumption that listed infrastructure and unlisted infrastructure are two separate asset classes by analysing examples of actual assets owned by these two distinct investor classes.

The role of infrastructure in a portfolio

We believe that investors seek to benefit from the essential service nature and strong strategic positions of infrastructure assets.

Satellites: are they still infrastructure

Over the past few years the global satellite industry has been under increasing pressure as structural changes have started to appear and are now beginning to take hold.

Infrastructure investing needs a tight definition

In an environment of considerable market volatility and inflation risk, investors globally are searching for defensive portfolio solutions. Does effective management and strong corporate governance in listed infrastructure improve returns and reduce risk?

Evaluating global listed infrastructure indices

The purpose of this paper is to update the detailed analysis of the major global listed infrastructure indices we conducted in 2013. This follows the release of two new global listed infrastructure indices, by both FTSE and MSCI, and the decommissioning of the UBS infrastructure index series. The focus of this paper is on whether the indices truly capture the infrastructure characteristics many investors are looking for, including low cashflow volatility from long lived assets, inflation protection, and portfolio diversification benefits.