WPI report highlights value of UK pensions investment to UK economy

A report co-commissioned by Brunel, Border to Coast, Brightwell, LPPI, Nest, Railpen and USS has showcased the wide-ranging value that the largest UK asset-owning pension funds already generate for the UK economy.

The report (see link, below) found that the funds generated £71.3bn in total economic gross value added (GVA) over a three-year period after investments are made, and 320,000 new jobs, via their investment in housing and infrastructure.

It found that they invest £1 in every £4 to UK private markets, against £1 in every £9 for the rest of the sector.

“Amid all the debate about how UK pension funds can support UK growth and investment, it is too often forgotten that asset-owning pension funds are already delivering significant impact across the UK,” said Laura Chappell, CEO at Brunel. “We welcome the new WPI Report. Its analysis demonstrates what asset owners are already achieving in UK impact – and so points to the way forward.”

To read the full report, see The Scale of it: The added value of independent and scaled UK pension funds for the economy, members, and society