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Six LGPS funds confirmed as members of expanded LPPI
The Devon, Avon, Dorset, Somerset, Cornwall and Environment Agency pension funds have signed a memorandum of understanding paving the way for them to join the Local Pensions Partnership Investments pool.
LGPS funds invest in regional airports as schemes up infra allocations
The West Midlands and Cheshire local authority pension funds have invested in a portfolio of regional airports through a partnership established by the LGPS Central pool.
LGPS Central confirms six new partner funds as assets top £100bn
Hampshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire are confirmed as new members of LGPS Central, as the pool seeks to help break a deadlock at the Isle of Wight LGPS fund.
LGPS expected to join Sterling 20 initiative next year
Senior members of the LGPS, including representatives of the Local Pensions Partnership Investments and LGPS Central pools, attended the government’s inaugural Regional Investment Summit this week.
Pensions UK Annual Conference - live blog coverage from Manchester
Live coverage from Manchester of the trade body’s first conference since its summer rebrand as Pensions UK.
‘Orphaned’ LGPS find new homes after months of uncertainty
After months of discussions and due diligence, 20 of the 21 LGPS funds affected by government pooling interventions have found new partners.
Somerset and Dorset join LPPI as pooling deadline looms
Two more members of the Brunel Pension Partnership have opted to join Local Pensions Partnership Investments as their new pool, with final decisions required by 30 September.
Avon opts for LPPI in search for new pooling partner
The £5.8bn Avon Pension Fund has confirmed its decision to join Local Pensions Partnership Investments (LPPI) as the Local Government Pension Scheme pooling reshuffle continues.
LPPI mulls taking on Brunel business as final LGPS funds pick pools
The Devon Pension Fund has opted to join LPPI as the pooling reshuffle within the Local Government Pension Scheme continues, with indications that more funds could follow suit.
LGPS Central to gain another partner fund as Gloucestershire makes 'pivotal' decision
Seven LGPS funds are yet to choose a new pooling partner after the government ordered the ACCESS and Brunel pools to be closed down earlier this year.
LGPS pools back report calling for local investment framework and standards
The report, published by impact advisory firm The Good Economy, was commissioned in response to the government’s drive for pension schemes to invest more in the UK.
Oxfordshire selects LGPS Central as its preferred pooling destination
Eight LGPS funds are still looking to find a new home by the end of this month, after the government ordered the Brunel and ACCESS pools to be disbanded.
Government to remove LGPS investment power from Pension Schemes Bill
The government has proposed to remove a paragraph in the Pension Schemes Bill that would have given it the power to direct investments by LGPS asset pools.
Amendment Watch: What changes are being proposed to the Pension Schemes Bill?
More than 270 amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill have been put forward for consideration by the parliamentary committee scrutinising the draft legislation. Pensions Expert looks at some of the most significant proposals.