Funds such as John Laing Infrastructure and the equivalent managed by 3i are safe investments that take positions in projects with guaranteed long-term income and recycle this to shareholders to offer an attractive dividend yield.
There is not a lot that can go wrong. For investors seeking an even more reliable investment, though, there is GCP Infrastructure Investments. This provides debt to projects that have the support of the public sector. This means that in the wildly unlikely event that the project should get into trouble, GCP ranks ahead of the owners of equity in it in terms of getting their money back.
This really is a belt and braces approach. Other infrastructure funds have shifted their focus overseas because of a shortage of