October 2021 | GLIO Journal Issue 09 – RealFoundations’ Enterprise Managing Consultant and Co-Founder David Stanford was recently cited by Global Listed Infrastructure Organization (GLIO) in their latest publication, Issue 9 of GLIO Journal.
In the thought-provoking article, GLIO elevates the need for increased, long-term and consistent investment from the government and the private sector to address the aging infrastructure in the US. Authors Fraser Hughes and Ben Morton advocate for granting the private sector access to invest capital into public infrastructure assets to more quickly enable US citizens’ access to higher quality infrastructure and services… a win-win scenario for all, including the US economy, said to receive a boost with the creation of new employment opportunities.
“The development of a purpose-built Infrastructure Investment Trust (IIT) structure, tax-efficient for both governments and investors, would aim to create a financing tool for essential but costly long-term generation-to-generation infrastructure. A vehicle encouraging capital formation and deployment for infrastructure assets is becoming increasingly critical. REITs have been transformational across the globe for real estate investment and a new IIT could do the same for infrastructure. An IIT would increase the tax base, improve infrastructure quality and performance, plus user experience. Moreover, the vehicle enables both international and domestic investors to participate in building out the infrastructure fit for the 21st Century”
— David Stanford, Enterprise Managing Consultant and Co-Founder, RealFoundations
