Investment

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) have launched a joint consultation on the proposals to update the asset information collected from defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.

GLIL Infrastructure has partnered with London-based Arcus Infrastructure Partners to purchase energy infrastructure provider Smart Meter Assets 1 (SMA).

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has confirmed several changes to its actuarial assumptions under various bases as part of a regular review, broadly improving the lifeboat fund’s view of scheme funding.

The Prudential Insurance Company of America (PICA) has concluded a £6bn longevity reinsurance deal, with Zurich Assurance acting as an intermediary on a pass-through basis.

Octopus Renewables has acquired two operational UK biomass power plants in one of the largest domestic deals of its kind.

The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), whose asset manager, bank and financial adviser members oversee £10trn in assets, is calling on the UK Government to step up efforts to drive forward the country's efforts on sustainable finance....

BlackRock has launched a fund designed to simplify ESG investing through the focus on factors demonstrating materiality.

Sustainability is becoming an ever more important topic for real estate investors. Greg Davison looks at the impact on returns and a practical example of how targeted investment can be implemented.

The financial impact of fiduciary management (FM) decisions on pension funding positions means funds need a better understanding of how knock-on impacts appear, Barnett Waddingham warns.

The London Fund has secured a £50m investment from the London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA), bringing its total investment capital to £150m.