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Further to that, listed infrastructure would continue to provide attractive valuations when compared to unlisted infrastructure, but with the added liquidity and a greater opportunity set. The report also found that challenges would continue with variant COVID-19 strains and vaccine supply constraints impacting mobility, as differentiation begun to occur within the infrastructure asset class but the essential nature of some of infrastructure assets, such as utility and its cashflows, would allow for far more predictability in outcomes. "The outlook for traffic on commuter rail and airports re...

Terrence Murphy, chief executive of ClearBridge, said: “"In a year like no other, the global pandemic starkly highlighted the social and economic inequalities in our society. At the same time, it reinforced the value of our decades-long efforts to prioritise ESG factors in our investment approach”.   In the infrastructure space, Shane Hurst, portfolio manager of global infrastructure strategies, said ESG was “vital” for the asset class and there had been a tilt towards managing stakeholder interests.  “ESG has always been vital for infrastructure as an asset class. The need to lo...