Border to Coast launches £1.2bn UK real estate fund

Abrdn will act as investment advisor and implement the strategy at portfolio level

Jonathan Stapleton
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An aerial panoramic view of Leeds, the base of the Border to Coast pool
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An aerial panoramic view of Leeds, the base of the Border to Coast pool

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has launched a direct UK real estate investment proposition, working with its Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) partner funds to unlock access to new investment opportunities in the sector.

The pool said three of its partner funds – Tyne and Wear Pension Fund, Cumbria Pension Fund, and South Yorkshire Pensions Authority – have collaborated to pool 65 existing holdings to seed the prop...

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