Investors to Double Infrastructure Investments, Templeton Says

Investors worldwide are increasing their holdings in infrastructure assets to meet growing demand for financing to upgrade electricity, water and traffic projects, said Joyce Shapiro, managing director at Franklin Templeton Investments.

Institutional investors around the globe currently have as much as 5 percent of their portfolios allocated to the asset class and that may double in the next five to 10 years, said Shapiro at Franklin Templeton Real Asset Advisors, which has $4.1 billion in assets as of June.