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May 7, 2009

Infrastructure investments may become REITs

By Ilaina Jonas

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Infrastructure investments are likely to qualify as real estate investment trusts (REITs) opening the asset class to retail equity investors, the chief investment officer of J.P. Morgan Asset Management Infrastructure Investments said.

"We're talking three to five years minimum," Mark Weisdorf said of the tax change while speaking on Thursday at the Reuters Infrastructure Summit. "How quickly that evolves depends on the economy and financial system."

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Posted by boyang at May 7, 2009 8:15 PM