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TPR to 'clarify' long-term investment guidance amid govt infrastructure plans

22 November 2017 • 2 min read

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) will clarify guidance on investments with long-term horizons as part of the government's plans to encourage pension funds to invest more in infrastructure, according to Autumn Budget documents.

Today, the chancellor announced an action plan to "unlock" over £20bn of new investment in UK ‘scale-up' businesses over the next 10 years, including through a new fund in the British Business Bank...

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