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Last updated: April 8, 2026, 8:30 AM ET

Infrastructure & Real Estate Investment Trends

The Canadian Pension Plan's investment arm is seeding a new A$1 billion fund managed by asset manager Australian Ethical, injecting a portfolio of existing assets valued at A$125 million into the structure, signaling continued institutional appetite for diversified infrastructure exposure. This focus on sustainable infrastructure contrasts with growing regulatory friction in the US, where numerous state and local authorities are imposing moratoriums intended to "pump the brakes" on the rapid expansion of data centre development pending new environmental and grid capacity reviews. Meanwhile, in property investment, Galvanize raised $370 million for its inaugural real estate fund, tying manager fees directly to achieving operational net zero across its portfolio within three years of acquisition, linking capital deployment to concrete decarbonization targets.