Best Practice in Infrastructure Asset Management : Creating and maintaining value for all stakeholders.

Cover
 Title
 Copyright
 Contents
 Figures and tables
 Introduction
 By Jeffrey Altmann, First State Investments
 Section 1
 In-depth chapters: Professional approaches
 1. The role of the asset manager
 By Jeffrey Altmann, First State Investments
 Introduction
 Defining the role of the asset manager
 Risks, opportunities and required skill-sets
 Assessing a GP\'s asset management capabilities
 Conclusion
 2. The dynamic between owners, operators and regulators of infrastructure
 By Jeffrey Altmann, First State Investments
 Interests of stakeholders. Key stakeholders\' concerns at various acquisition stagesThe role of the asset manager
 3. Value creation through effective change
 By Peter Jumpertz, THERON Management Advisors
 Disruptive change
 The philosophy of change management
 Legacy --
cultural complexities of regulated assets
 Transformation --
from bureaucracy to business
 Innovation --
from business-as-usual to best practice
 Conclusion
 4. What limited partners demand from their infrastructure fund managers
 By Christoph Schumacher and Tobias Pfeffer, Generali Deutschland Immobilien GmbH
 Introduction. Typical alignment of interest issuesAlignment of interest in infrastructure investments
 Lessons learned from a German insurance company investor
 How to conduct price regulation
 Taking the indirect route
 Conclusion
 5. A limited partner\'s expectations of a general partner
 By John Ritter, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
 6. Infrastructure fund of funds: Definition and benefits
 By Richard Clarke-Jervoise, Quartilium
 Introduction
 What are the benefits of investing in infrastructure via a fund of funds?
 What types of funds of funds are available? Are there disadvantages of using a fund of fund?How does a fund of funds manager select an infrastructure fund manager?
 Tools used in selecting a fund of funds infrastructure manager
 The interaction between fund of funds managers and infrastructure fund managers . .
 The role of asset management as it relates to a fund of funds
 7. The role of the private infrastructure fund of funds manager
 By Joyce Shapiro, Franklin Templeton Real Estate Advisors
 Introduction
 Role of the multi-manager
 Investor benefits
 Evolving marketplace
 Sector challenges
 Portfolio development. Strategies and sources of returnGeographic considerations
 Selecting managers
 Monitoring managers
 Conclusion
 8. The role of the insurer in infrastructure
 By Martin Bennett, Marsh
 Introduction
 Fundamentals of insurance
 Criteria for selecting an insurance adviser
 Pre-acquisition insurance services
 Due diligence: the role of the insurance adviser
 Public sector
 Purchasing cover
 Key insurance cover --
construction phase
 Key insurance cover --
operational phase
 Managing force majeure risks
 Directors\' and officers\' liability (D & O)
 Secondary acquisition of entire target business.