Insights

Flexible, diverse, predictable, and exposed to major global trends. In this Livewire article, Global Portfolio Manager and CEO/CIO, Sarah Shaw, tells journalist, Sara Allen, why infrastructure has it all. 

In March 2021, we explored green hydrogen in our Global Matters article, ‘Green hydrogen – a European case study’, amidst the growing excitement around hydrogen as a decarbonisation tool. We also recently had our first site visit to a green hydrogen plant, and heard how trials were progressing.

This is the 11th in our series of Trip Insights, where we share our travel experiences. It follows Peter Aquilina, Head of ESG and Senior Investment Analyst, as he travels through southern states in the US, meeting management teams of oil and gas pipeline, regulated utilities and renewables companies.

Europe has long been the leader in the global energy transition. In this piece, we look at how renewable policy development is accelerating in Europe, focusing specifically on offshore wind – one of the fastest growing renewable technologies. We also consider how the sector outlook is both evolving and exciting.

On 16 October 2022, the Communist Party of China (CCP) will commence its 20th National Congress. In this News and Views blog, we outline what we expect from the Congress and, importantly, how it could influence existing and new infrastructure projects in China.

In this article, we outline some of the benefits included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) spending package, and how they support infrastructure investment names in 4D’s universe.

This is the 10th in our series of Trip Insights where we share our travel experiences. It follows a trip taken by Sarah Shaw, Global Portfolio Manager, and Tasneef Rahman, Senior Investment Analyst, through Rome, Milan, Zurich, Madrid, Paris, Frankfurt and London, meeting with management teams from regulated utilities, renewables, communications and transport.

Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, no doubt expecting a quick and easy triumph in achieving its territorial ambitions. Consistent with the old proverb ‘those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it’, Russia has created a long, drawn-out conflict with no real path to a resolution.

On 30 June 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in favour of West Virginia and a group of other states in their lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), potentially limiting the agency’s ability to enforce actions to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.