Infrastructure

Explore our briefings, roundtables, and consultation responses on UK infrastructure

 

There is a significant backlog of infrastructure projects in the UK. The level of investment by institutions like pension funds and insurers is less than what the country needs to drive long term growth and job creation.

The IFoA has the expertise to explore the reasons for this and to propose solutions.

With our infrastructure work we also:

  • engage with other important themes including resilience
  • explore how decision-making can take account of social and environmental factors, not just costs
  • engage with our key stakeholders such as the UK Infrastructure Bank and the National Infrastructure Commission

Explore our infrastructure outputs below, which cover the core topics of resilience, finance and investment, and risk. They include policy briefings, roundtable events, blog posts, and responses to government consultations.

Resilience
Radical new approaches to resilience needed

Radical new approaches to resilience needed

Insights from our response to the UK government’s call for evidence on infrastructure resilience.
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Policy briefing: resilience in infrastructure

Policy briefing: resilience in infrastructure

The paper that grew from our response to a National Infrastructure Commission consultation.
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Consultation response: resilience study scoping

Consultation response: resilience study scoping

IFoA response to the National Infrastructure Commission’s resilience study scoping consultation. (200 KB PDF)
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Finance and investment
Primer on telecom infrastructure

Primer on telecom infrastructure

A primer on telecom infrastructure as a potential asset class for long-term institutional investors. PDF, 2 MB
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Public-private partnerships: opportunities for investment

Public-private partnerships: opportunities for investment

This paper describes how such partnerships would work and how they differ from previous arrangements.
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Infrastructure investment: a guide

Infrastructure investment: a guide

An introductory guide to infrastructure investment for financial institutions. 1.1 MB PDF
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Policy briefing: infrastructure investment – mind the gap?

Policy briefing: infrastructure investment – mind the gap?

Our policy briefing on the backlog of infrastructure projects critical in driving growth. 579 KB PDF
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Private finance for public infrastructure

Private finance for public infrastructure

An outline of a new framework to stimulate private investment in UK public infrastructure. 92 KB PDF
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Policy briefing: infrastructure finance

Policy briefing: infrastructure finance

This paper explores the infrastructure ‘investment gap’ and possible ways to resolve it.
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Consultation response: infrastructure finance

Consultation response: infrastructure finance

IFoA response to HM Treasury’s Infrastructure Finance Review. (600 KB PDF)
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Risk
Roundtable: uncertainty in infrastructure

Roundtable: uncertainty in infrastructure

A summary of our joint roundtable with the National Infrastructure Commission. 136 KB PDF
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Roundtable: risk in sustainable infrastructure investments

Roundtable: risk in sustainable infrastructure investments

A summary of our joint roundtable with Aldersgate Group. 105 KB PDF
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About the team

Our policy work on infrastructure is a collaboration between the IFoA’s Policy and Public Affairs Team and Infrastructure Working Party. The working party is jointly sponsored by our Finance and Investment Board and the Risk Management Board.

Contact us

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding our policy and public affairs work, please contact the IFoA Policy Team.

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