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Scottish Widows to invest workplace pension savings in UK technology companies
Scottish Widows is backing British technology companies through a new venture growth mandate, with investments planned in quantum computing, battery technology and healthcare.
Mansion House: DC providers make progress with UK holdings hitting £11bn
The 17 signatories to the Mansion House Accord have allocated 6.6% of total DC growth-phase assets to private markets as of 31 December 2025, according to new data.
Lack of opportunities still an issue in private markets, says TPR
Stakeholders surveyed by the regulator identified a lack of investable UK opportunities with the right characteristics as a critical barrier to delivering the ambitions of the Mansion House Accord.
Pension schemes seek to tell the ‘stories’ behind infrastructure investing
More than four in five (82%) investors want to know more about how their pension was invested in infrastructure, according to research commissioned by Nest, Border to Coast, and IFM Investors.
Pension funds investing in the UK
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.
Outlook 2026: How pension schemes can support the UK economy
Pensions Expert explores the opportunities and challenges for investors seeking to increase their domestic allocations in 2026, with the help of master trusts and asset managers.
Pension funds, venture capital, and the government’s drive for growth
Despite a big push from the government to encourage greater pension investment into UK alternatives, there seems to be little initial activity from pension funds in relation to venture capital investing.
Now Pensions on social housing and private markets investing
Outlook 2026: How pension schemes can support the UK economy
Pension funds, venture capital, and the government’s drive for growth
Pension schemes seek to tell the ‘stories’ behind infrastructure investing
More than four in five (82%) investors want to know more about how their pension was invested in infrastructure, according to research commissioned by Nest, Border to Coast, and IFM Investors.
Investment latest: USS acquires rail company; Insight nets £1bn mandate
USS has agreed to take over a rail freight company, while Insight is to help facilitate surplus sharing through a £1bn mandate with an unnamed DB pension scheme.
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 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.
Lambeth among schemes backing UK venture capital investment drive [updated]
The London Borough of Lambeth Pension Fund is among several LGPS funds to have backed Schroders Capital’s UK Innovation Long Term Asset Fund, backing domestic venture capital companies.
DC schemes back British Business Bank’s £200m venture capital fund
Aegon and the Natwest Cushon master trust have finalised investments in the British Growth Partnership Fund, contributing to a £200m capital raise for the venture capital vehicle.
USS steps up residential push with stake in private credit manager Venn Partners
The UK’s largest pension fund intends to invest more in the UK residential property sector, with the acquisition following two other significant lending projects.