Infrastructure

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.

The Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London has reappointed Northern Trust as global custodian with an extended mandate.

DENMARK - Danish pension fund ATP would like to invest in local infrastructure but a lack of ‘political focus' has led to a dearth of appropriate opportunities.

Andrew Short looks at how pension funds can get involved in infrastructure investment

Pensions get access to long-term debt funds; Pensions cautious over PFI investing

Pension schemes need a clearer sense of the infrastructure deal flow to enable them to seriously consider investing in infrastructure projects, Mark Hoban says.