Infrastructure

Leicestershire County Council Pension Fund has allocated £70m to two global infrastructure funds managed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Industry Funds Management.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has denied rumours its deal with the Treasury to encourage £20bn of pension fund investment in infrastructure projects has been called off.

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council Pension Fund has become the first UK pension scheme to invest in the AMP Capital Infrastructure Debt Fund.

Andrew Short asks if plans to get additional investment in infrastructure, announced in George Osborne's autumn statement, will be attractive to UK pension schemes or a bridge too far?

Here's what figures from around the industry have been saying today on the Chancellor's plans to boost infrastructure investment.

The pensions industry has cautiously welcomed the Chancellor's autumn statement.

The Chancellor has confirmed he will unlock £20bn of pension fund assets to invest in infrastructure in a bid to "overhaul the physical transport infrastructure of our nation".

Here's what pension and saving issues could be on the Chancellor's list when he stands up to address the House of Commons at 12:30pm.

The Treasury must create instruments focussed specifically on the needs of pension schemes if it is to persuade them to invest up to £50bn in infrastructure, argue industry figures.

Venture capitalist 3i has given its pension scheme security over a £150m shareholding in 3i Infrastructure as part of a long-term de-risking strategy.