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LGPS funds face growing resources squeeze, Aon poll finds
Nearly three-quarters of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds do not have enough staff with the right skills to carry out day-to-day operations, according to an Aon poll.
Always A Pensions Angle: Fit for the Future, Dashboards, and Retirement Living Standards
This week sees the podcast team looking at the LGPS, which has a little more time to get Fit for the Future as some important deadlines have been extended. There are also updates on dashboards, AI, and Retirement Living Standards.
Always A Pensions Angle: The Report, the Gap and the Robot in the Room
In this bumper edition of the podcast, co-hosts Thomas Parker and Nick Reeve explore the Pensions Commission’s interim report, the gender pensions gap, local investment, investing in conflict zones, and artificial intelligence.
Fit for the Future: Government finalises pooling rules with new deadlines
Following feedback from across the LGPS, the government has extended the deadline for pools to receive regulatory authorisation and revised the authorisations it expects them to achieve, as well as moving deadlines relating to the transfer of assets to the control of pools.
Always A Pensions Angle: Border to Coast CIO Joe McDonnell
How does a chief investment officer tackle the challenges of bringing on board seven new pension fund clients at once? Border to Coast’s Joe McDonnell speaks to Nick Reeve and Thomas Parker.
ClearGlass appointed to new LGPS cost transparency framework
ClearGlass Analytics has been appointed as an approved provider on the new National LGPS Procurement Framework for cost transparency and benchmarking services.
Always A Pensions Angle: Live from the LGPS Pooling Symposium
What does the Pension Schemes Act really mean for the Local Government Pension Scheme? And what didn’t make it in that we really should be paying attention to?
Lambeth among schemes backing UK venture capital investment drive [updated]
The London Borough of Lambeth Pension Fund is among several LGPS funds to have backed Schroders Capital’s UK Innovation Long Term Asset Fund, backing domestic venture capital companies.
Northern LGPS names chief exec and chair as part of ‘Fit for the Future’ work
Northern LGPS has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames as its chair and Paras Anand as its first chief executive, responsible for leading the LGPS asset pool.
LGPS contributions review promised after MPs reject Lords changes
MPs have voted against amendments from the House of Lords that would have brought in changes to how triennial valuations in the LGPS are handled, and allowed interim reviews of contribution rates.
Pension Schemes Bill edges closer as MPs strike down Lords’ amendments
MPs have moved a step closer to finalising the Pension Schemes Bill after the government used its majority to sweep aside more than 80 amendments put forward by the House of Lords.
LGPS funds and Railpen to vote against BP chair at oil giant’s AGM
Railpen and the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum have signalled their intention to vote against the reappointment of Albert Manifold at BP’s annual general meeting on 23 April.
South Yorkshire cuts employer contributions after funding level rises to 142%
The authority has cut average employer contribution rates to 13% after finalising its latest actuarial valuation as of 31 March 2025, saving more than £90m for employers over the next three years.
Always A Pensions Angle: Sunny in Fife, cloudy on salary sacrifice
It may be Easter, but that doesn’t mean the podcast team are resting. The latest episode explores LGPS pooling as the ‘Fit for the Future’ deadline passes, and travels Down Under to find out what drives Aussie supers’ performance.