Maritime Trade and Transport - HWWI
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7.3.2 Investment opportunities<br />
Financial <strong>and</strong> wholesale institutional investors deal increasingly with the infrastructure market.<br />
Pension funds, insurance companies, <strong>and</strong> fund managers are looking for new investment opportunities.<br />
With the growing number of private investors worldwide, new products are being<br />
created that are also suitable for small investors. The range of products will be exp<strong>and</strong>ed to include<br />
bonds, certificates, or other derivatives. Infrastructure funds are likely to profit especially<br />
from the increasing market volume.<br />
7.3.2.1 Equities <strong>and</strong> derivatives<br />
The MGII Global <strong>Transport</strong> Services Index of the Macquarie Investment Bank includes, with<br />
a market capitalization of $80 bn, 44 companies that deal with the building, ownership <strong>and</strong> management<br />
of transport infrastructure. 108 BAA/Grupo Ferrovial (UK/Spain), Abertis (Spain),<br />
Autostrade (Italy), MIG <strong>and</strong> Transurban (Australia) are the top 5 in the Index. Its history provides<br />
a good overview of the volatility <strong>and</strong> performance of the sector <strong>and</strong> at the same time reflects<br />
worldwide sector growth (see Fig. 24). The chart shows that companies active in the<br />
transport infrastructure sector have per formed much better in the past six years (+16.7%<br />
annually) than the total infrastructure index (+8.9% annually) <strong>and</strong> the general market (-0.3%<br />
annually). Whereas the infrastructure sector has attained average annual returns of 9% since<br />
1990, the road <strong>and</strong> rail sector recorded 10% per annum. Airports achieved annual growth in<br />
value of 12%. The sector proved especially profitable, at over 27% annually, at the beginning<br />
of the new century. Long-term returns of 8%-10% appear realistic in the coming years. 109<br />
As defensive investments, <strong>and</strong> due to their relatively economy-independent income, infrastructure<br />
securities react more moderately to falling stock prices, dropping less than the overall<br />
market. They thus offer outst<strong>and</strong>ing diversification characteristics within a stock portfolio.<br />
108 See Macquarie (2006).<br />
109 See Berenberg Private Capital (2006).<br />
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Infrastructure indexes vs. MSCI World in %<br />
Fig. 24<br />
MGII Global Infrastructure Index <strong>Transport</strong><br />
MGII Global Infrastructure Index<br />
MSCI World<br />
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Source: Bloomberg.<br />
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