Investment

Open architecture, scale and a distinctly UK focus are essential if DC schemes are to make a success of investing in private market assets How has Future Growth Capital come about and...

Royal London has completed its acquisition of the infrastructure investment manager Dalmore Capital. Dalmore Capital, which is based in the UK, manages around £6bn in assets across five flagship funds, with a...

Having originally launched a consultation into PISCES (Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System) at the end of 2024, the London Stock Exchange became the first operator to be approved by the...

Two-thirds of asset managers now engage on nature-related risks with companies, according to new research, but less than a quarter are making disclosures on potential risks to longer-term asset values. This survey,...

From medieval pensions awarded for service to the King to today’s global trillion-pound investment vehicles, pensions have transformed from gestures of royal generosity into a cornerstone of modern welfare. Throughout history, they’ve...

Future Growth Capital (FGC) has strengthened its investment team with the appointment of Max Gilbert to the newly-created role of infrastructure director.  The independent private markets specialist was formed as a partnership...

People’s Pension is investing £260m in AAA-rated collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) with Invesco, in what is believed to be the first UK master trust allocation to the asset class. The investment will...

ESG is dead – for the US federal government, at least. Last month’s incendiary speech to the OECD by President Trump’s employee benefits chief shows just how serious the US government is...

GPP defaults typically have higher exposure to equities than master trust GPPs, potentially driving higher returns.  This was one of the key findings in the Pension Policy Institute’s 11th edition of the...

Almost eight out of 10 larger companies see net zero as a “strategic priority” for the year ahead, despite political pushback on this issue.  This research also found that more than a...