By: Legg Mason Global Asset Management
Harvest Exchange
July 5, 2017
Matt Bushby, RARE's Global Head of Distribution, explains their specialist view on infrastructure and the key infrastructure characteristics RARE looks for. He also examines why it can be limiting to view the infrastructure opportunity as the ‘Trump trade’.
Originally Published at: RARE Insights: UNDERSTANDING INFRASTRUCTURE
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