UK pension funds to invest 5% locally


Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves. — Bloomberg

LONDON: UK pension fund managers have agreed to invest at least 5% of their assets at home, marking a win for the Labour government that’s seeking to boost the economy by drawing billions of pounds into local startups and infrastructure projects.

Seventeen large pension providers are signing up to the voluntary commitment, which will see them invest at least 10% of defined-contribution default funds in private markets by the end of the decade, according to a statement yesterday.

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