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Social and community growth assets present ‘clear opportunity’ for LGPS to boost UK investment


By Callum Conway

Social and community growth assets present a “clear opportunity” for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to increase investment in the UK while supporting local economic development and delivering appropriate risk-adjusted returns, Pensions UK has said.

In a blog drawing on findings from its recent From commitment to deployment report, Pensions UK identified housing, infrastructure, utilities and essential services as areas that could provide long-term investment opportunities for pension schemes


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Burnham government urged to prioritise stable DB pensions framework

The incoming Andy Burnham government should prioritise a stable, long-term framework for defined benefit (DB) pensions, with a particular focus on surplus reform, endgame choice and innovation, LCP has said

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Confidence in widespread adoption of CDC ‘remains low’

Confidence in collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes being widely adopted remains low, despite accelerating regulatory and legislative momentum, analysis from Sackers has shown

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Housing costs push RLS 'comfortable' retirement out of reach for many

The average earner would need to contribute over 20 per cent of salary to their pension to achieve a ‘comfortable’ retirement under Pensions UK’s Retirement Living Standards (RLS) once housing costs are factored in, according to Hymans Robertson

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DHSC delays setting new statutory deadlines for NHS McCloud remedy

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has postponed setting new statutory deadlines for delivering the McCloud remedy for the NHS Pension Scheme to ensure timings are ‘realistic’

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Median earner may need extra £74 a month if state pension age rises early

A 55-year-old on median UK earnings could need to save an additional £74 a month to retire at 67 if the state pension age increases to 68 seven years earlier than currently legislated, modelling from Barnett Waddingham has revealed

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Incentives for domestic pension investment more effective than ‘blunt thresholds’

Targeted incentives and a stronger pipeline of investable UK projects would be more effective than “blunt thresholds” or investment mandates in encouraging pension schemes to support domestic growth, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has said

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