Infrastructure is simple to understand and it is resilient: we need it no matter what else is going on in the economy. It also has pricing power, can be linked to inflation and, over the long term, has delivered healthy returns. First State has been one of the pioneers in providing access to this asset class. First State Global Listed Infrastructure fund invests in ‘hard’ infrastructure, via listed companies that own the assets.
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