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Expected to overtake commodities as most favoured asset class.

Even institutional investors with dedicated infrastructure allocations in their portfolios are unlikely to step up investment this year, Preqin has said.

Over 50 years ago, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation that enabled small investors to make investments in large-scale, significant income-producing real estate.

Blackstone Group LP, the world’s largest private-equity firm, said fourth-quarter profit fell 12 percent as performance fees and investment income declined.

UK mid-market firm Duke Street has shelved its €850m fundraising and will seek to raise money through a deal-by-deal financing model following a dire period for private equity firms seeking investor capital.

Sometimes a company’s best investments aren’t in businesses or financial markets

Amid the discussion and predictions at last week’s GAIM USA 2012 conference in Florida, the popularity of smaller managers was a prominent topic for those identifying industry trends for the year ahead.