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OpinionRailpen: The UK has the ideas, now it has the capital to back UK scale-up businesses
Railpen’s Anna Rule explains how the industry-wide pension scheme and other institutions plan to invest in UK scale-up businesses following the announcement of a dedicated fund backed by the British Business Bank.
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NewsGeopolitical 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.
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NewsBorder 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.
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NewsAsset 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.
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: Plumbing the depths of section 75
In the latest episode of Always A Pensions Angle, co-hosts Tom Parker and Nick Reeve tap into a plumbing industry pensions story, Torsten Bell’s continuation as pensions minister, and the latest efforts to boost investment in the UK.
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NewsInvestment 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.
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NewsBuying 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.
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FeaturesNow 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.
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NewsRailpen 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.
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OpinionSPP: Managing pension scheme risk in an increasingly uncertain world
Jordan Irvine of the Society of Pension Professionals unpacks recent market movements and geopolitical activity to explore what it means for defined benefit pension schemes and their investment strategies.
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OpinionChallenging corporate fraud: Identifying the opportunities in class actions
Around £75bn has been recovered for investors through corporate actions – and Institutional Protection CEO Caroline Goodman believes there is still an untapped opportunity for institutions.
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NewsNest 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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NewsBritish Coal scheme appoints BlackRock for £8bn fiduciary mandate
The world’s largest asset manager has secured the fiduciary management mandate for the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme as it continues to mature.
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NewsPension giants launch group to tackle dual-class vote disclosure
A new working group will develop guidance on class-by-class vote reporting after UK listing rule changes in 2024 allowed controversial unequal voting rights structures.
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NewsFee pressure hitting private markets managers as competition heightens
The cost of investing in private markets may be falling amid intense competition for funding and recent performance difficulties, according to new research.
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NewsWhy traditional investment approaches won’t work for collective DC
LCP says collective DC schemes must move beyond traditional portfolio metrics and design investment strategies around member outcomes over time.
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NewsRailpen: 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.
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FeaturesHow mega-IPOs could reshape equity portfolios as SpaceX secures record listing
Elon Musk’s technology giant SpaceX has debuted on US investment markets with one of the largest initial public offerings in history. But what does it mean for UK pension investors?
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NewsNest 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.
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OpinionMandation and pension scheme investment: what does it mean for trustees?
Despite months of lobbying, an investment mandation clause still made it into the Pension Schemes Act. Gavin Ellison of law firm Womble Bond Dickinson looks at what the new law says and what it means for master trusts.