Standard Life report flags GBP 80 billion regional project pipeline needing stronger investor partnerships

• Standard Life published a regional investment readiness review outlining a path to unlock nearly GBP 80 billion of UK regional projects.
• Report estimates England’s Mayoral Strategic Authorities have identified almost GBP 80 billion of opportunities spanning infrastructure, housing, clean energy.
• Investor engagement often starts too late, limiting ability to shape risk-return structures, slowing conversion of projects into investable assets.
• 77% of authorities could raise investment by providing interactive project pipelines; only 23% currently do, with disclosure standards uneven.
• Authority age explains 25% of readiness variation; report calls for earlier co-design, repeatable delivery models, common disclosure standards.

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