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Geopolitical risk a key reason behind DB sponsor weakness, research shows
Military action by the US and Israel across the Middle East region has contributed to multiple profit warnings issued by listed companies with DB pension schemes, new data indicates.
Border to Coast agrees £400m deal for 866 rental homes
The acquisition comes as the LGPS pool continues to expand its UK Real Estate Fund, which it expects to grow to around £3bn over the next 12 months.
Asset managers growing concerned about AI risks, research shows
Technology firm Clearwater Analytics polled a range of investment managers working across various asset classes and found that many respondents were concerned about the potential impact of AI on areas such as data governance, regulatory compliance, and reliability.
Investment roundup: LGPS funds launch housing manager; GLIL snaps up assets
Two local government asset pools are combining their property portfolios, while infrastructure manager GLIL is on the acquisition trail. Elsewhere, the British Business Bank continues to connect growing UK companies to pension fund capital.
Buying British: Railpen, Nest, LGPS pools exploring UK ‘scale up’ fund
Leading investment institutions are in talks with the British Business Bank and the Office for Investment about the creation of a £1bn fund to drive investment into domestic companies seeking scale-up capital.
Railpen grows central London property footprint with Smithfield project
The £34bn pension fund has secured planning consent to redevelop a central London site into a large multi-use property site as part of a wider aim to invest in high-quality commercial real estate.
Nest enters venture capital market with with an eye on £1bn allocation
The £68bn master trust is seeking to formalise its four-year-old venture capital and growth equity investment strategy through an extension of its partnership with Schroders.
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Private markets latest
Climate, liquidity, AI: What investment committees should be thinking about
With two-thirds of 2026 behind us, Pensions Expert asks investment consultants for the key risks and opportunities that should be on trustees’ agendas going into the autumn.
Buying British: Railpen, Nest, LGPS pools exploring UK ‘scale up’ fund
Leading investment institutions are in talks with the British Business Bank and the Office for Investment about the creation of a £1bn fund to drive investment into domestic companies seeking scale-up capital.
Now Pensions on social housing and private markets investing
Martyn James, director of investment at Now Pensions, explains how the £7.1bn master trust is allocating to affordable and social housing as part of its private markets strategy.
Railpen grows central London property footprint with Smithfield project
The £34bn pension fund has secured planning consent to redevelop a central London site into a large multi-use property site as part of a wider aim to invest in high-quality commercial real estate.
ESG and sustainability
Climate, liquidity, AI: What investment committees should be thinking about
With two-thirds of 2026 behind us, Pensions Expert asks investment consultants for the key risks and opportunities that should be on trustees’ agendas going into the autumn.
Brunel’s Faith Ward joins LPPI as strategic adviser
She has also launched ‘Faith In RI’, a consultancy service that is also seeking to preserve Brunel’s work on climate and sustainable investment.
Trustees and consultants to collaborate on sustainability issues
The Investment Consultants Sustainability Working Group and the Trustee Sustainability Working Group have pledged to work together on shared sustainability challenges.
Railpen: Focused engagement strategies key to stewardship success
At a recent industry conference, Matt Lomas from the industry-wide pension scheme set out how his team has adapted and honed its stewardship and engagement activities.
Nest backs climate tech through £200m commitment to IFM mandate
The UK master trust has put more money to work through its partnership with IFM Investors, seeding an infrastructure credit fund with a focus on climate technologies.
Actuaries warn biodiversity loss is a systemic financial risk
A new IFoA and Anglia Ruskin University report says nature loss and climate shocks are threatening food security, inflation and long-term financial stability.
Artificial intelligence news
Climate, liquidity, AI: What investment committees should be thinking about
With two-thirds of 2026 behind us, Pensions Expert asks investment consultants for the key risks and opportunities that should be on trustees’ agendas going into the autumn.
Asset managers growing concerned about AI risks, research shows
Technology firm Clearwater Analytics polled a range of investment managers working across various asset classes and found that many respondents were concerned about the potential impact of AI on areas such as data governance, regulatory compliance, and reliability.
AI pension scams put employers under pressure to strengthen fraud warnings
Employers are being urged to strengthen pension scam awareness as artificial intelligence makes fraudulent communications harder for savers to distinguish from legitimate contact.
Consultants news
Special report: Which companies are driving bulk annuity activity?
Pensions Expert analysis shows which law firms, professional trustees and consultants are most active in the bulk annuity market.
Trustees and consultants to collaborate on sustainability issues
The Investment Consultants Sustainability Working Group and the Trustee Sustainability Working Group have pledged to work together on shared sustainability challenges.
Sustainability and climate expectations rising for investment consultants
The Investment Consultants Sustainability Working Group (ICSWG) has found that climate-related advisory capabilities, which were once viewed as aspirational, are now considered standard practice across the investment consulting industry.