Insights

Opinion pieces from the team, and uses cases covering private markets, infrastructure investment, climate change, social risk, and more.

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An Open Letter to ClientEarth, WWF’s European Policy Office, Transport & Environment (T&E), and BUND (Friends of the Earth Germany)

Sep. 29, 2022
Dear Sir/Madam, Following your announcement on September 19, 2022, that you were taking legal action against the European executive to prevent fossil gas from featuring in the European Union’s sustainable finance Taxonomy, we wanted to assure you of our wholehearted support for your initiative. In effect, we published a study in February this year entitled “The Cost of Capital of
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Wanted: data on pricing climate risks

Sep. 28, 2022
Private markets function on data – but the data to accurately price climate risks in investment decisions is sorely lacking. We must urgently fill this information void or private finance will fail to contribute to climate action. Since COP26 and the commitment by members of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) to accelerate the decarbonization of the economy,
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An Open letter to Stuart Kirk

May. 30, 2022
Dear Stuart, It takes courage to express non-conformist views to a room full of evangelists. During your now infamous speech at the FT, your annoyance with those who have found refuge in the ascetic ideal of decarbonisation, kicking for touch with net-zero pledges, was palpable. We understand. Still, we usually think that opinions on climate change are divided between those
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What do airspace closures, compound interest and aircraft manual subscriptions have in common?

Apr. 02, 2022
Answer: They are driving cost of international sanctions to investors in Russian airports In this research note, we look at the potential loss of value of Russian airports due to the war in Ukraine. Drivers of impact include the closure of a number of national airspaces to Russian airlines as well as related sanctions that have been imposed since the
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First Global Ranking of Infrastructure Investment Strategies

Mar. 23, 2022
 Boston Consulting Group and EDHECinfra present the results of the first global study of infrastructure investment strategies and performance The 2022 Rankings are organised into four categories, Global Peers, Home Peers, Manager Peers, and Asset Owner Peers, each of which includes a top-ranked peer group style based on their 2021 risk-adjusted performance. In a new report, “Infrastructure Strategy 2022. A
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How much do investors in Russian airports stand to lose?

Mar. 21, 2022
International sanctions have to date had little impact on the value of Russian airports, but their apparent resilience may not last. Large losses are to be expected if the crisis continues. In a new research note, EDHECinfra shows that international sanctions have only destroyed a fraction of the value of Russia’s airport sector so far. As of March 2022, revenues