All Investment articles
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NewsPrivate debt managers brace for consolidation amid regulatory and operational strain
Almost all private debt managers expect a wave of industry consolidation within five years, according to new research from Carne Group.
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NewsLGPS pools back report calling for local investment framework and standards
The report, published by impact advisory firm The Good Economy, was commissioned in response to the government’s drive for pension schemes to invest more in the UK.
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NewsShell outsources pension investment to Goldman in $40bn multi-country deal
The oil giant’s £11.1bn UK pension fund is one of several involved in an international fiduciary management mandate – one of the biggest ever awarded.
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NewsConsultants ramp up governance services for DB schemes
Barnett Waddingham and Hymans Robertson are the latest consultancies to add to the menu of options for defined benefit pension schemes.
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NewsGovernment to remove LGPS investment power from Pension Schemes Bill
The government has proposed to remove a paragraph in the Pension Schemes Bill that would have given it the power to direct investments by LGPS asset pools.
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NewsBorder to Coast invests £67m in North American real estate
The allocation is within the pool’s Global Value-Add Real Estate fund, launched in late 2023 with an initial £370m in assets under management.
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NewsBell fights back as pensions industry unites against investment mandation
Pensions minister Torsten Bell has argued that the proposed reserve power to mandate investments, contained in the Pension Schemes Bill, is necessary because of a “collective action problem” across the industry.
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NewsGMPF invests in £120m Trafford build-to-rent scheme
The £32.2bn Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) has partnered with Moorfield Group to develop and operate a £120m build-to-rent asset in Trafford, Manchester.
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NewsSchemes urged to probe asset managers’ net zero commitments
Pension schemes and institutional investors should look beyond industry pledges when assessing whether their asset managers are genuinely committed to net zero.
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NewsDC providers scale back exposure as tariffs bring ‘end to US exceptionalism’
Defined contribution master trusts have cut exposures to US equities this year as the effects of trade tariffs have reverberated through stock markets.
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NewsPensions UK to lobby for changes to mandation rules in Pension Schemes Bill
The retirement industry trade body is to step up lobbying against investment mandation when the Pension Schemes Bill returns to parliament next week.
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NewsScotland’s public finance minister to give keynote speech at DB Strategic Summit
Ivan McKee will explore how the Scottish government is seeking to enhance its partnership with investors and make Scotland a more attractive place for investment.
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NewsLGPS funds and PPF among pension investors in £3bn aqueduct upgrade project
GLIL Infrastructure has teamed up with UK asset manager Equitix and Austrian construction firm Strabag to run a major upgrade of the Haweswater Aqueduct in the Lake District.
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NewsAvon to survey members over aerospace and defence investments
Around 20,000 members of the Local Government Pension Scheme fund will be polled next month after months of campaigning.
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FeaturesShould tax relief be dependent on UK investments? Interrogating Ros Altmann’s radical idea
As an incentive for pension schemes to invest more in the UK, former pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann has suggested making tax relief dependent on domestic allocations. Business and finance journalist Geoff Ho explores her idea and gathers expert reaction.
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NewsInvestment roundup: GLIL continues Bluefield partnership
Plus: Legal & General and Federated Hermes merge property funds to create £4.7bn vehicle.
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NewsLifeSight adds £450m renewables investment to default strategy
WTW’s defined contribution master trust has allocated to the Schroders Greencoat Global Renewables+ long-term asset fund.
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ArticleReforms for running on DB schemes herald new investment opportunity
In a bid to release billions of pounds for investment in corporate Britain, the government is planning to make extracting surpluses from well-funded defined benefit schemes easier. For the pensions industry, it’s a game-changer that makes running on a scheme a more attractive alternative to buyout.
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NewsNest seeds £550m mandate for sustainable timber in diversification push
The UK’s biggest master trust has awarded a timberland mandate to US-based BTG Pactual, the second manager it has appointed in this asset class.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: Ghostly economists and gilt-edged risks
This week sees Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve get deep into the weeds of the effects of monetary policy, via an excellent new play about the Royal Bank of Scotland.