London council leaders have raised governance concerns over proposals to merge council pension funds and invest directly in London infrastructure projects.
A Canadian infrastructure vehicle is set to go head-to-head with the UK government-backed Pension Infrastructure Platform in competition for scheme infrastructure cash.
London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone has thrown his support behind plans to get pension funds to invest in London infrastructure projects, according to reports.
London councillors are exploring plans for a £30bn pan-London pension fund merging the assets of Transport for London, the City of London Corporation and 33 borough councils.
Jenna Towler says infrastructure is where it's at
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?
Andrew Short looks at the number of threats to the cashflows of the Local Government Pension Scheme