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Strong Fundamentals Support Utilities Outperformance

June 30, 2022

 

Portfolio Manager Daniel Chu outlines the main drivers of infrastructure returns in the second quarter of 2022 and weighs in on the factors impacting infrastructure sectors across the globe. He also highlights how the risk/return attractiveness of listed infrastructure is beginning to tilt toward utilities from more economically sensitive user-pays assets, as recovery on toll roads, commuter rail and airports is impacted by recessionary pressures.

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