Infrastructure investment by DC schemes could hit £100bn

Investment in infrastructure said to have huge potential for DC schemes

Martin Richmond
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Infrastructure investment by DC schemes could hit £100bn

More than £250bn of funds in defined contribution (DC) schemes could be used for illiquid investments by 2030, according to Hymans Robertson.

The firm has analysed new insights for the DC pension market and the opportunities that investment in the illiquid sphere could bring for DC schemes in a paper published today (6 April).  The re...

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