Are ITs the best way to access infrastructure?

It is no secret it has been a challenging few years for fundraising in the investment company sector, not surprising considering the global economic backdrop.

But those investment companies who have been able to buck the trend and grow their assets have tended to have both a solid track record and an attractive yield, reflecting the apparently insatiable demand for income.   Indeed the infrastructure investment company sector, with an average dividend yield of 5%, has accounted for a significant proportion of share issuance activity, accounting for around 37% so far this year alone.  Around £789m has been issued by the infrastructure sector over the year-to-date and it was a similar story last year, with the sector dominating much of the se...