All Railpen articles
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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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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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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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OpinionRailpen: What does a member-first approach really mean?
Nic Cromack, chief officer for member services at Railpen, explains how the pension scheme has overhauled its approach and continues to innovate to support members.
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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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OpinionRailpen: Systems stewardship – moving from debate to action
Railpen’s Caroline Escott explains how the multi-employer rail industry pension scheme approaches stewardship through collaboration on a range of governance and sustainability themes.
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NewsLGPS funds and Railpen to vote against BP chair at oil giant’s AGM
Railpen and the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum have signalled their intention to vote against the reappointment of Albert Manifold at BP’s annual general meeting on 23 April.
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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.