Infrastructure

MPs warn wooing pension funds on infrastructure could cost taxpayer

Professional Pensions | 29 Apr 2013 | 13:11

The Treasury’s drive to attract pension fund investment in infrastructure projects could see the bill fall heavily on the taxpayer, MPs have warned.

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Exclusive: LPFA targets infrastructure, liabilities with board appointments

The London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) has made three director appointments, with the aim of driving forward infrastructure investment and liability management within the fund.

Professional Pensions | 18 Apr 2013 | 11:39 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Obama woos foreign pension funds

In a speech in the late March sun at Port Miami in Florida, US President Barack Obama appealed for private sector investment into the country’s creaking infrastructure.

Professional Pensions | 09 Apr 2013 | 11:51 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE ARTICLES

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Aviva Investors and Green Investment Bank pump £36m into NHS energy centre

Aviva Investors and UK Green Investment Bank will provide funds to build one of the UK’s largest NHS energy centres.

Professional Pensions | 25 Mar 2013 | 11:01 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Croydon Pension Fund allocates 5% to infrastructure

Croydon Pension Fund is the latest local government pension scheme to add infrastructure to its investment portfolio.

Professional Pensions | 07 Mar 2013 | 07:00 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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DCLG green-lights LGPS infrastructure investment by doubling limits

The Department for Communities and Local Government has raised the limit for local government pension funds’ investment in limited partnerships from 15% to 30%, paving the way for more exposure to infrastructure.

Professional Pensions | 05 Mar 2013 | 17:08 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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London schemes will consolidate to boost infrastructure investing - Truell

London Pensions Fund Authority chairman Edmund Truell has confirmed the capital’s public sector schemes will be consolidated into a single fund which will invest heavily in local infrastructure.

Professional Pensions | 18 Feb 2013 | 13:05

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LPFA to invest in the Pensions Infrastructure Platform

The London Pensions Fund Authority has joined the list of founding investors in the Pensions Infrastructure Platform.

Professional Pensions | 18 Feb 2013 | 12:56 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Strathclyde to ‘sharpen’ local investments with in-house manager

The £11.5bn Strathclyde pension fund is set to hire an in-house asset manager in a bid to “sharpen” its local investment portfolio.

Professional Pensions | 15 Feb 2013 | 13:18 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Institutional investors triple infrastructure mandates in two years

Institutional investors continue to diversify portfolios, tripling the number of global infrastructure mandates awarded over 2012, according to figures from Towers Watson.

Professional Pensions | 13 Feb 2013 | 12:19 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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USS creates ripples with second water infrastructure debt deal

USS continues to move into infrastructure debt to match its liabilities, with its second deal in less than six months to provide long-term inflation-linked financing to a water company.

Professional Pensions | 05 Feb 2013 | 13:13 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Institutional investors should ‘actively seek’ construction risk

Institutional investors should “actively seek” to invest in the construction risk of infrastructure projects, according to a leading risk institute.

Professional Pensions | 22 Jan 2013 | 12:14 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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BNP Paribas’ clean energy unit to become Glennmont Partners

BNP Paribas Clean Energy Partners is to spin-off from the group and become Glennmont Partners.

Professional Pensions | 21 Jan 2013 | 12:05 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Good Practice Principles in Modelling Defined Contribution Pension Plans

The Pensions Institute provides 15 good practice principles in modelling defined contribution pension plans. These principles cover the issues such as: model specification and calibration, modelling quantifiable uncertainty, modelling member choices and modelling longevity risk.

 

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Don’t let it get out of hand: Keeping control of auto enrolment

After what has felt for many like an eternity, auto enrolment has finally arrived. As the UK's largest employers complete the process, now is an ideal time to consider some of the lessons learned so that employers with auto enrolment on the agenda for 2013, can avoid some of the pain and pitfalls that may occur along the way.

This whitepaper provides a checklist to ensure you are compliant with the new legislation.

 

 

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WSB Healthcare Select 2013

23 May 2013

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The Pensions and Benefits Show 2013

12 Jun 2013

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