All Railpen articles
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FeaturesTo insource or to outsource? That is the question
Three of the UK’s largest pension investors take different approaches to the balance of insourcing and outsourcing investment expertise and capabilities, as Louise Farrand reports.
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NewsHow the UK’s largest pension schemes have navigated recent volatility
Investment bosses from Border to Coast, People’s Pension and Railpen outline how their governance structures have helped them navigate market turbulence in recent months
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People NewsAppointments: Broadstone adds consultant; T Rowe Price names retirement chief
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 27 February 2026.
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People NewsRailpen appoints senior duo to C-suite roles
Railpen, the £34bn pension scheme for the railways industry, has appointed a new chief risk officer and chief people officer.
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FeaturesInside Railpen’s plan to triple its infrastructure investment portfolio
Railpen plans to expand its infrastructure portfolio from £1bn to up to £3bn over the next few years. The £35bn scheme’s head of infrastructure Lewis Vanstone outlines why, and explains how such investments can support members and the UK economy.
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People NewsAppointments: BBC, Aptia, Railpen, Dalriada, Barnett Waddingham
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 30 January 2026.
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NewsPension funds express concern over scrapping of audit reform bill
Pensions UK and the Governance for Growth Investor Campaign are “disappointed” that the government has shelved plans to raise standards in the audit sector, following several high-profile cases affecting investors.
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People NewsAppointments: People’s Partnership, Railpen, PASA, Pinsent Masons
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 9 January 2026.
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OpinionRailpen: The UK needs a scale-up fund to compete globally
Julia Diez, head of UK productive assets at Railpen, calls for a UK-wide investment initiative to support pension schemes in investing in innovative, growing companies close to home.
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FeaturesPension 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.
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People NewsRailpen appoints productive assets leader to oversee innovation investments
The investment manager for the £34bn Railways Pension Scheme has promoted Julia Diez to lead its productive assets investments work.
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News‘Dear Pensions Commission…’: Exploring the future of retirement adequacy
Pensions Expert has invited a range of charities, think tanks, unions and other organisations to set out what they want to see from the relaunched Pensions Commission.
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NewsRailpen launches AI governance framework for investors and companies
Railpen has teamed up with Chronos Sustainability to translate principles for the responsible use of artificial intelligence technologies into an investor-ready assessment and engagement tool.
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NewsPension funds urge positive collaboration with policymakers on market reform
Pension investors responsible for a collective £150bn in assets are seeking to engage positively with policymakers to ensure shareholder rights are protected in capital markets reforms.
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NewsRailpen sells administration business to Broadstone
The industry-wide pension scheme has decided to offload its third-party administration unit after two decades of providing outsourced services.
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NewsRailpen hires life sciences expert to boost Oxford-Cambridge development work
The £34bn pension scheme has hired Emma Goodford to lead its life sciences and innovation leasing work as it develops a portfolio of assets in the Oxford-Cambridge “growth corridor”.
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People NewsAppointments: LPPI, Railpen, LGPS Central, Isio, Hymans, Cartwright
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 7 March 2025.
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OpinionMore work needed on PPF levy: Railpen
The planned reduction in the PPF levy is a welcome reform, but there’s still work to do, argues Railpen’s pensions policy manager Tim Miller.
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NewsPension funds lobby against ‘unfair’ share structures
Some of the UK’s biggest pension schemes are stepping up their action against companies with dual class share structures, arguing that these are “diluting shareholders’ ability to influence portfolio companies”.
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NewsInvestment latest: Railpen invests in waste management company
Also: Future Planet Capital launches dedicated pension vehicle for UK high growth companies, and Aviva opens venture capital business to external investment.