Taha Lokhanwala asks whether pension funds want to build and if this works for the government.
Redington has appointed John Towner as director of its consulting team and Aniket Das as an actuary in its manager research team.
Schemes should seize the opportunity to invest in infrastructure projects as banks scale back their exposure to illiquid assets, Redington argues.
Investment consultancy firm Redington has recruited Patrick O'Sullivan as a new vice-president.
A group of lawyers and investment consultants working on a service to aid £0.5bn of institutional infrastructure investment denies it is competing with the government's Pension Infrastructure Platform.
Schemes are being urged to reconsider "distorted" gilt holdings, as persistently low yields call into question the benefits of holding the asset class.
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Confidence over the future prospects for scheme investments has plummeted over the last six months, Professional Pensions research reveals.
The overwhelming majority of pension schemes are highly vulnerable to future inflation rises, according to a joint survey by Redington and Pension Corporation.