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Pension funds 'should be forced to invest in UK', says business secretary Peter Kyle sparking City backlash
Key takeaway
Business secretary Peter Kyle proposes forcing UK pension funds to invest domestically, sparking backlash from asset managers.
- Step 1UK government proposes mandatory domestic investment quota for pension funds.
- Step 2Asset managers and trustees resist, citing fiduciary duty and portfolio distortion; political uncertainty rises.
- Step 3UK pension funds begin reallocating from global equities/bonds to UK assets, increasing demand for UK equities and gilts.
- Step 4UK SMEs face altered capital access — potential crowding-out of equity issuance as pension funds become dominant buyers, but also possible increased availability of growth-stage funding if infrastructure mandates include venture capital.
Source: This Is Money
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