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The Friday Takeaway: Pay your pensions administrator some attention!
With Pension Awareness Week upon us, Nick Reeve looks at a crucial part of the pensions industry that is finally getting the positive attention it needs.
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.
Border to Coast invests £67m in North American real estate
The allocation is within the pool’s Global Value-Add Real Estate fund, launched in late 2023 with an initial £370m in assets under management.
GMPF invests in £120m Trafford build-to-rent scheme
The £32.2bn Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) has partnered with Moorfield Group to develop and operate a £120m build-to-rent asset in Trafford, Manchester.
Pensions UK challenges Reform’s local government pension scheme claims
Pensions UK has issued a robust defence of the Local Government Pension Scheme after the Reform Party attacked charges and costs across the system.
Scottish LGPS funds to come in scope of Pension Schemes Bill
The pensions minister has tabled a series of amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill aimed at bringing Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme funds into the scope of the bill.
New director for South Yorkshire LGPS fund
Gillian Taberner is to become the £11.1bn pension fund’s first female director when she takes up the role in December.
Pensions UK to lobby for changes to mandation rules in Pension Schemes Bill
The retirement industry trade body is to step up lobbying against investment mandation when the Pension Schemes Bill returns to parliament next week.
LGPS funds and PPF among pension investors in £3bn aqueduct upgrade project
GLIL Infrastructure has teamed up with UK asset manager Equitix and Austrian construction firm Strabag to run a major upgrade of the Haweswater Aqueduct in the Lake District.
Avon to survey members over aerospace and defence investments
Around 20,000 members of the Local Government Pension Scheme fund will be polled next month after months of campaigning.
Investment roundup: GLIL continues Bluefield partnership
Plus: Legal & General and Federated Hermes merge property funds to create £4.7bn vehicle.