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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.
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
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.
Govt expected to press on with capped mandation power after Lords defeat
The government is expected to revise its controversial pension investment “mandation” power, despite peers voting to remove the clause from the Pension Schemes Bill earlier this month.
Peers vote to scrap mandation power from Pension Schemes Bill
Trade body Pensions UK has welcomed the vote as “a win for savers”, as members of the House of Lords voted in favour of significant changes to the bill.
Public distrust piles pressure on government to drop mandation power
Narrowing the mandation clause may not be enough to solve potential trust issues, according to the Association of British Insurers.
Government bodies advocate ‘significant’ opportunity in venture capital
Senior representatives from the Office for Investment, the British Business Bank, and the National Wealth Fund sought to flesh out the investment narrative and explain why pension funds should be confident about investing in UK private markets.
‘Mess with fiduciary duty at your peril’: USS chief welcomes government approach
The government is taking the right approach to fiduciary duty in planning guidance rather than legislating, according to the chief executive of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).