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Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories included news that buy-in and buyout volumes are set to reach £30-£40bn in 2021, while Pensions Infrastructure Platform owner announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange.

  • Industry
  • 08 January 2021
Pensions Infrastructure Platform owner to float on London Stock Exchange
Pensions Infrastructure Platform owner to float on London Stock Exchange

Foresight Group has announced its expected intention to float on the London Stock Exchange as part of its “logical next step” for growing the business.

  • Investment
  • 05 January 2021
Foresight completes PIP acquisition
Foresight completes PIP acquisition

Foresight has completed the acquisition of the Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) just one month after announcing the planned purchase.

  • Investment
  • 19 August 2020
Foresight acquires Pension Infrastructure Platform
Foresight acquires Pension Infrastructure Platform

Foresight Group has announced plans to acquire the £700m Pension Infrastructure Platform (PIP) from a consortium of pension funds and the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).

  • Industry
  • 10 July 2020
PIP buys onshore wind farms for £50m
PIP buys onshore wind farms for £50m

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has sold its portfolio of onshore wind farms across the UK and Ireland to the Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) for £50m.

  • Investment
  • 16 April 2019
PIP to acquire stakes in 10 UK projects worth £400m
PIP to acquire stakes in 10 UK projects worth £400m

The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) will acquire a portfolio of interests in ten UK public-private projects for just over £400m after reaching an agreement with Aberdeen UK Infrastructure Partners.

  • Industry
  • 27 November 2017
Meet the Pensions Influencers: Mike Weston of the Pensions Infrastructure Platform
Meet the Pensions Influencers: Mike Weston of the Pensions Infrastructure Platform

In the latest of PP's Pensions Influencers interview series, Jonathan Stapleton speaks to Mike Weston, chief executive of The Pensions Infrastructure Platform

  • Investment
  • 19 June 2017
Tony Poulter to replace Joanne Segars as PIP chairperson
Tony Poulter to replace Joanne Segars as PIP chairperson

The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) has announced Tony Poulter will take over from Joanne Segars as chairperson.

  • Appointments
  • 18 January 2017
PIP appoints two directors
PIP appoints two directors

The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) has appointed Nick Cole and Angela Gyulveszy as directors.

  • Industry
  • 05 September 2016
Could PIP solve the LGPS infrastructure challenge?
Could PIP solve the LGPS infrastructure challenge?

With FCA authorisation under its belt the Pensions Infrastructure Platform wants to prove its sceptics wrong. Mike Weston also tells Stephanie Baxter about his proposition for the LGPS

  • Investment
  • 10 May 2016
PIP achieves first close of infrastructure fund
PIP achieves first close of infrastructure fund

The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) has achieved £125m of investor commitments in the first close of its multi-strategy infrastructure fund.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 25 April 2016
What could an LGPS national infrastructure platform look like?
What could an LGPS national infrastructure platform look like?

Discussions are progressing on creating a UK infrastructure investment platform to sit alongside the main LGPS pools.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 05 April 2016
PIP appoints non-executive director
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).

  • Appointments
  • 03 March 2016
PIP gets green light to directly manage assets
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.

  • Investment
  • 13 January 2016
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.

  • Investment
  • 17 June 2015
How can schemes diversify into alternatives within the charge cap?

Alternative investments can be a good fit for DC but the 0.75% charge cap makes it difficult for schemes to diversify into them. Stephanie Baxter looks at what trustees can do.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 24 April 2015
PIP looks to the future after tricky first year

As the NAPF's infrastructure platform reaches its first anniversary, PP finds a mixture of scepticism and optimism

  • Investment
  • 09 March 2015
PIP on hiring spree to establish in-house investment team

The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) has embarked on a hiring process to establish its investment team, according to chief executive officer Mike Weston.

  • Investment
  • 25 February 2015
LPFA and GMPF team up in £500m infrastructure project

The Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) and the London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) have joined forces to invest up to £500m in infrastructure.

  • Investment
  • 22 January 2015

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