Infrastructure
Schemes must engage on climate change
Pension schemes must engage with the shift towards de-carbonisation by investing in environmentally friendly infrastructure according to a leading figure.
GMPF and LPFA acquire £150m shareholding in UK windfarm
Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) and London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) have jointly acquired a stake in a Scottish windfarm through their infrastructure vehicle.
PIP launches infrastructure fund to focus on UK projects
The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) has launched a multi-strategy fund with a target size of £1bn to allow schemes to invest directly in infrastructure.
PIP appoints non-executive director
Isabel Liu has been hired as a non-executive director to sit on the board of the Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP).
Finding value in infrastructure
Finding value in infrastructure is becoming increasingly more challenging given fierce competition for such assets. Boe Pahari explains how improved risk weighted returns can be achieved in thematic infrastructure where there is relatively less competition.
EU watchdog consults on single market for personal pensions
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has launched a follow-up consultation to firm up plans to develop a single market for personal pension products (PPPs).
Who controls the LGPS: members or the government?
PP looks at how planned LGPS reforms could undermine members' rights
PIP gets green light to directly manage assets
The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PiP) has been given the go-ahead by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to directly manage assets on behalf of schemes.
Index-linked gilts - time for a rethink?
Colin Dryburgh puts forward the case for US treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS).
Seven radical ways to overhaul the LGPS
Centre for Policy Studies research fellow Michael Johnson has proposed seven ways to make the local government pension scheme more sustainable.
Truell: I want to pool public sector pensions into six £40bn funds
Former LPFA chief Edmund Truell tells PP about his radical plans for public sector pensions
Autumn Statement: Key pension announcements
PP's quick fire guide to what the Autumn Statement means for pensions.
USS teams up with Canadian and Dutch schemes to buy infrastructure firm
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), Canadian OPSEU Pension Trust (OPTrust) and Dutch PGGM, have agreed to buy 100% shares in a Spanish infrastructure company for up to €420m (£300m).
How EU regulation could force a fire sale of 50% of LGPS assets
LGPS funds will be reclassified as retail investors, which could lead to a major asset sell-off, increase costs, and restrict what they can invest in, finds Stephanie Baxter
What could stop LGPS super-funds investing in infrastructure?
Pooling local government pensions schemes into six wealth funds will not necessarily boost infrastructure investing. Charlotte Moore looks at the issues that need to be dealt with.
LGPS joint venture makes biogas investment
Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) and the London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) have invested £60m in a UK renewable energy project.
Osborne's wealth fund bombshell means huge change for LGPS
The chancellor's shock announcement that local government pensions will be pooled into regional funds to boost UK infrastructure means yet more upheaval for the scheme, finds Stephanie Baxter
Osborne to force LGPS into six 'wealth funds' to invest in UK infrastructure
The Local Government Pension Scheme's (LGPS) 89 funds will be pooled into six British wealth funds to invest billions in infrastructure, the Chancellor has revealed.
PiP confirms investment in Thames Tideway Tunnel
The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PiP) has confirmed its involvement in the Thames Tideway Tunnel project after securing over £370m of investment commitments from UK pension schemes.
Video: Can infrastructure meet scheme needs for long-dated assets?
Professional Pensions asks a panel of experts for their view on whether infrastructure can meet pension schemes' needs for long dated assets.
EIOPA launches consultation on single market for pension products
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has opened a consultation on how to create a single market for personal pension products across the continent.
Is it time to move away from fossil fuel investment?
Pension schemes have invested in fossil fuels for many years but Eoin Fahy believes now might be the time to look at alternatives
PIP's solar fund hits first close with £131m from four schemes
The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) has announced its solar photovoltaics (PV) fund has reached its first close with £131m commitments from four UK schemes.
How scheme partnerships are revolutionising pension investment
Pension funds around the globe are collaborating and cutting out the middleman, writes PP
