Investment

With over £800bn invested in NAPF member pension funds, how those funds are invested will make a critical difference not only to the eventual size of a scheme member’s pension but also to the UK economy.

We take an active interest in all aspects of pension fund investment policy. We work with Government and regulators to ensure a viable, well regulated and cost-effective investment environment exists for trustees and sponsoring employers.

Our current initiatives include:

  • Helping to raise standards of investment governance for DB and DC schemes through our membership of the Investment Governance Group, established following the NAPF’s review of the Myners Principles for HM Treasury in 2006.
  • We are co-ordinating legal action on behalf of members against HMRC to exempt private sector DB funds from VAT on investment management charges.
  • We help support trustees through the publication of Made Simple and other guides on investment-related issues. Recent topics include: custody and stock lending.

Our industry-leading investment conference, regularly attended by over 800 delegates, takes place in Edinburgh in March.

For further information, and to help shape the NAPF’s investment policy work, please contact julian.lefanu@napf.co.uk

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UK pension funds own 13% of the FTSE100 Index

Assets held by UK DB schemes is £873bn (02/10)

Assets held by UK DC schemes is £505bn (12/09)

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