National Infrastructure Plan

London councillors are exploring plans for a £30bn pan-London pension fund merging the assets of Transport for London, the City of London Corporation and 33 borough councils.

David Cameron has outlined plans to revamp the country's roads, calling on pension funds and sovereign wealth funds to help finance the overhaul.

Chancellor George Osborne's plan to convince schemes to invest £20bn into a government-backed infrastructure fund has serious "issues", Labour claims.

Charges on a government-backed pooled UK infrastructure vehicle owned and run by UK pension funds will be capped at 0.5%, the Treasury infrastructure policy chief confirms.

Rating agency Moody's has put government-backed UK rail infrastructure on negative watch - raising questions for pension schemes under pressure to invest in the country's transport network.

Schemes willing to get involved with the Treasury's infrastructure investment strategy are becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of detail on the plans.

Leicestershire County Council Pension Fund has allocated £70m to two global infrastructure funds managed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Industry Funds Management.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has denied rumours its deal with the Treasury to encourage £20bn of pension fund investment in infrastructure projects has been called off.

Ministers and pension scheme representatives are set to meet every fortnight over the next three months to plot a course to boost funding in UK infrastructure.

Andrew Short asks if plans to get additional investment in infrastructure, announced in George Osborne's autumn statement, will be attractive to UK pension schemes or a bridge too far?