Pensions

More pension funds set to pledge 5% towards UK growth assets

More of the City's top pension companies could soon sign up to a landmark deal in bid to boost UK equities

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt laid out a host of reforms to boost UK markets at the Mansion House dinner earlier in the year, including promises from pension companies to back more home grown start-ups
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt laid out a host of reforms to boost UK markets at the Mansion House dinner earlier in the year, including promises from pension companies to back more home grown start-ups Photo: Jason Alden/Getty Images

More pension companies are set to join a landmark deal to increase investment in UK growth companies.

Some the UK's biggest pension providers joined the Mansion House Compact — a pledge to commit 5% of their assets to unlisted equities by 2030 — in July. The City of London Corporation is now in discussions with other firms looking to join, according to people familiar with the matter.

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