Infrastructure

Pension Insurance Corporation has invested £50m in Raglan Housing Association as part of a strategy to increase its holdings of housing association and infrastructure debt.

First State Investments has appointed two new infrastructure advisers, bringing Marc Boudier and Lutz Feldmann into the company.

A third of infrastructure investors believe the government will fail to attract pension fund investment for ambitious projects such as an overhaul of British roads, a survey reveals.

A group of lawyers and investment consultants working on a service to aid £0.5bn of institutional infrastructure investment denies it is competing with the government's Pension Infrastructure Platform.

The Environment Agency Active Pension Fund is set to drastically reduce its gilt holdings in favour of corporate bonds after reviewing its investment strategy.

Greater Manchester Pension Fund has agreed to increase its new commitments to private equity funds by 25% every year to reach its strategic allocation benchmark.

The government has unveiled plans to underwrite infrastructure investment to help get stalling projects off the ground.

Allianz Global Investors has recruited an infrastructure loan investment team to satisfy institutional demand for long-term income.

BT Pension Scheme has boosted its UK infrastructure portfolio by buying a 13% stake in the holding company of Thames Water.

Hannah Brenton looks at the danger caused by the shrinking pool of 'safe assets'