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Jo Donnelly: The increasingly complex challenges facing the LGPS
Jo Donnelly, the new chief executive of the London Pensions Fund Authority, recently spoke to LAPF Investments about her previous role at the Local Government Association and the increasing challenges facing the sector.
How LPPI is getting ‘fit for the future’ and preparing for the next phase of pooling
Matthew Graham, chief business development officer at Local Pension Partnership Investments, explains his organisation’s position as the LGPS seeks to get ‘fit for the future’.
LAPF Spotlight: Measuring the success of pooling, with Surrey’s Neil Mason
Surrey County Council’s Neil Mason sat down with LAPF Investments to explain how his pool, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, is progressing towards the government’s targets.
In Depth: LGPS surpluses and tight budgets make for ‘challenging mix’
Funds in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) face a challenge in the weeks and months ahead as triennial valuations could reveal significant surpluses – at a time when many councils are strapped for cash.
Pensions dashboards are ‘only the start of the digital journey’ [updated]
Around 90% of pension scheme memberships could be connected to the pensions dashboards ecosystem by the end of this year if the current schedule goes to plan.
More cost concerns raised over LGPS asset pooling plans
One of the LGPS funds now searching for a new pool has warned of a hefty cost impact, as the government seeks to accelerate pooling over the next few months.
Government’s backstop power to force LGPS pool decisions was ‘a surprise’
The government’s potential introduction of a power to force LGPS funds into specific pools took some in the system by surprise, according to one fund’s chief executive.
Focus on members amid government reform demands, LGPS urged
The chair of the LGPS’s Scheme Advisory Board has encouraged the system’s staff to “keep doing the day job” as the government’s reform agenda looms large.
Border to Coast launches first index fund with £2.6bn multi-factor strategy
BlackRock will manage the multi-factor index fund, which has secured cornerstone investments from five LGPS funds.
Welsh pension capital deployed in new housing and infrastructure schemes
Pension schemes in Wales have backed new investment opportunities as pressure mounts on local authority schemes to channel more money into local investments.
LAPF Spotlight: ClearGlass Analytics’ Chris Sier on how LGPS pools have saved money
Cost transparency advocate and ClearGlass Analytics founder Chris Sier speaks to LAPF Investments editor Brian Gielty at the LGPS Pooling Symposium.
‘Game changer’: Pension Schemes Bill laid before parliament
The government will today introduce the much-anticipated Pension Schemes Bill to parliament, setting the stage for a wide-ranging and ambitious overhaul of workplace pensions in the UK.
LGPS pooling: March 2026 deadline confirmed as government eyes ‘backstop’ power [updated]
The government will give itself the power to decide what pooling organisation a local authority pension fund should join as a “backstop” to ensure its “megafunds” plan for the Local Government Pension Scheme succeeds.
London CIV backs venture capital vehicle in drive for private equity exposure
The £50bn Local Government Pension Scheme asset pool is the first public sector entity to back the British Business Bank’s planned new venture capital fund for pension investors.