Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA)

It's clear that removing permitting, planning and consenting delays can be crucial in derisking projects for investors. And our newest report with Freshfields, Competing for Capital, analyses which governments are getting this right - ensuring they stay competitive in the global race for capital. From Germany’s Infrastructure Future Act, to the UK's Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects regime, to Italy’s simplification of environmental permitting - each of the jurisdictions examined in our report demonstrate broad international consensus aimed at boosting attractiveness to private investors.   However, as Freshfields Co-head of Energy and Real Assets Jessamy Gallagher demonstrates, there is an outstanding gap between legislative ambition and what investors experience during deployment. The real test for countries now lies in effectively implementing reform at regional and local levels. 🎙️Watch our latest episode of Talking Global Infrastructure on YouTube or listen wherever you stream your podcasts: https://lnkd.in/dNnWGZDj 📝Read more in the full Competing for Capital report here: https://lnkd.in/dQNpghuf

Welcome to the newest members of GIIA, Manulife Wealth & Asset Management! 🎉 Manulife Investment Management is the asset management arm of Manulife Financial Corporation. It draws on more than a century of financial stewardship and the full resources of its the parent company to serve institutional investors worldwide. Manulife seeks to be a global leader of sustainable asset management, creating long-term value for stakeholders while helping realize a sustainable trajectory for the global economy. It develops innovative global frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engaging with companies in its securities portfolios and maintaining a high standard of stewardship where it owns and operates assets. We are excited to bring Manulife into our network of over 130 members worldwide - spanning leading infrastructure investors and advisors to the sector.

From the UK’s National Wealth Fund to Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation, many governments around the world are showing their commitment to working together with investors to bring in private capital. Our new report with Freshfields, Competing for Capital, explores how governments are using financing tools to derisk long-term projects by co-investing in critical infrastructure. In the global race for capital, this is a clear way for countries to signal their credibility and commitment to investors. 🌎 To read more about the themes shaping the shifting global investment landscape, have a look at the full report on our microsite: https://lnkd.in/erd2VwY4 If you haven't yet, listen to our latest episode of Talking Global Infrastructure breaking down the report, featuring Simon Montague and two of Freshfields’ lead authors Jessamy Gallagher and Alastair Mordaunt -https://lnkd.in/eyd7fMBZ

Our latest Global Infrastructure Index, conducted by Ipsos, shows that one in three respondents across 29 countries see rail infrastructure as a national priority for investment.🌎   Within Europe, investment in rail topped the list of infrastructure priorities in Hungary, Sweden and Spain. It also appeared as a high priority in Germany, the UK and France.   Our CEO, Jon Phillips said: "As the European public change the way they commute and travel to be more sustainable, better rail service should focus on giving people faster, easier and more reliable journeys. The public themselves have sent a message that investment in rail should be prioritised, and Europe’s high-speed rail ambitions can deliver many of these improvements - but only if investment keeps pace."   The pressure is now on delivery as governments compete to bring in global investment that will keep the sector on the right track.🚄 Read more of our survey insights here: https://lnkd.in/e87H7Y-m

A warm GIIA welcome to our new members Harrison Street Asset Management 👋 Harrison Street Asset Management is a leading global alternative investment management firm with over $108 billion in assets under management through highly differentiated assets across infrastructure, real estate and credit strategies. Headquartered in Chicago, Toronto and London and with 600 employees in offices across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the firm offers innovative solutions across a variety of closed-end, open-end and specialized vehicles on behalf of 900 institutional and over 300 Registered Investment Advisors. Another truly global organization to join the GIIA membership – strengthening our role as the collective voice of infrastructure investors worldwide. 🌐 Learn more about Harrison Street Asset Management and their work here: https://harrisonst.com/

People around the world see infrastructure investment as a major driver of jobs and economic growth – and most are open to private capital, or blended public-private models, to help deliver it. That's according to the new Global Infrastructure Index from GIIA and Ipsos, a survey of 21,000+ people across 29 countries on the benefits of infrastructure, national satisfaction levels and sources of funding or financing. The Index also polled the public on individual priority sectors for investment, finding that: - Globally, water supply jumped to become the public's highest prioritized sector, followed by rail, solar energy, and roads 📊 - Water supply and sewerage emerged as the top priority for investment in 9 out of 29 countries surveyed, and more broadly in the top three positions for 18 out of 29 countries 💧 🔗 Explore the full findings: https://lnkd.in/e87H7Y-m 🌎 GIIA’s country-by-country analysis can also be accessed here: https://lnkd.in/ebeuSZ7R

Data centers are already jumping out as one of the current defining stories in infrastructure investing. But what does this trend mean for returns and portfolio construction?   Our very own Senior Policy & Research Manager Vlad Benn joins representatives from GIIA members MSCI Private Assets and Swiss Life Asset Managers at MSCI's latest quarterly infrastructure briefing - exploring this topic and more.   There is still time to register for the webinar below ⬇️

What are the foundations of a modern economy? And how do I get to build them? These are questions that our own Simon Montague and Gillian Rawling sought to answer at the launch last week of Infrastructure Industry Foundation's summer 2026 internship programme for 40 young people. It’s a four-week programme that reveals the world of infrastructure investment to ambitious, first-year A-level students - ultimately widening access to careers in this field. The duo from GIIA – which has been proud to support IIF, including at its recent fundraising gala dinner – led a two-hour session explaining both what infrastructure is, and how a job with an investor is all about helping to finance and deliver the energy, transport, digital and water assets that citizens want and need. How’s that for a career with real social and economic impact?

The world faces a $106tn infrastructure funding gap, which only private capital can close. Our brand new report with Freshfields - Competing for Capital - compares how nine of the world’s biggest infrastructure markets are competing to attract this much needed private investment. Importantly, it also highlights where governments are sometimes falling short, with planning delays, retroactive regulatory changes, patchy PPP frameworks, and inconsistent project pipelines. The takeaway? Having the right tools isn't enough and investors want credibility, consistency, and proof that governments can deliver. As GIIA Chief Executive Jon Phillips highlights: "Investors are raising funds at record levels, but this will only land where rules are clear and frameworks credibly deliver. In the global race for capital, the right solutions will already be working elsewhere, and governments must be willing to learn from them.” Read and navigate the full report on the Competing for Capital microsite 🌍 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ePU__HKW You can also listen in to our latest episode of Talking Global Infrastructure – with Simon Montague and two of Freshfields’ lead authors Jessamy Gallagher and Alastair Mordaunt – here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eyd7fMBZ

Please join us in welcoming one of our newest members, Aberdeen Investments! Aberdeen Investments is recognized as a leader in infrastructure investing, leveraging over 30 years of heritage in the asset class. Its platform spans the full infrastructure spectrum – concession-based assets, economic infrastructure, secondaries, debt and listed equity – providing clients with diversified exposure to long-term, stable-return assets. The firm invests across a wide range of essential infrastructure sectors, including: •  Critical Public Services •  Mobility •  Digital •  Energy Transition This multi-sector approach enables Aberdeen Investments to offer resilient, income generating portfolios with strong long-term fundamentals. We are delighted to have Aberdeen add their voice to our global membership of investors as we work to provide a secure future for infrastructure.