All LGPS articles – Page 3
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NewsGovernment sets out £25bn ‘megafunds’ plan for DC funds
Pensions Expert is covering all the major talking points from the long-awaited Pensions Investment Review, including legislative ‘backstops’ for UK investment and LGPS pooling, and measures to aid the consolidation of DC pension schemes. Our coverage is summarised here or available elsewhere on the website.
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NewsLGPS requests more time to manage pooling effectively
The pooling deadline of 31 March 2026 must be moved back if the LGPS is to deal effectively with all the changes it faces, according to the Scheme Advisory Board.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: Making waves with pooling plans
Nick Reeve looks back at the LGPS Pooling Symposium at a crucial time for local authority pension schemes and administering authorities.
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NewsWhat can LGPS funds do with their funding surpluses?
David Vallery, chief executive of the Lothian Pension Fund, told LAPF Investments about the three main options open to LGPS funds for using funding surpluses.
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NewsExperts praise Brunel’s achievements amid government wind-up order
Credit: Dean Moriarty Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel Asset managers have defended the work of the Brunel Pension Partnership after the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pool was told to wind up by the government.
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People NewsBorder to Coast hires for advisory roles to get ‘fit for the future’
Mercer’s Peter Gent will take on the new position of head of investment advisory at the end of next month as the pool prepares to offer strategic advice to its partner funds.
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NewsActuary’s role in LGPS governance ‘could become blurred’, law firm warns
Burges Salmon lawyers have outlined that the recent case of Kensington and Chelsea reducing its contribution rate poses questions over the wider role of actuaries in the LGPS.
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FeaturesFive Questions For… Jeff Dong, City and County of Swansea Pension Fund
The latest in Pensions Expert’s Five Questions series features one of the leading lights in local authority pensions in Wales. Jeff Dong, head of finance and pension fund at the City & County of Swansea, explains how his fund has evolved over the past 20 years and the investments it is making into the local community.
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NewsBorder to Coast to vote against BP over weakened climate targets
The LGPS pool plans to vote against the re-election of several board members at the oil giant’s forthcoming annual general meeting.
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People NewsWest Yorkshire appoints Dewey as chief investment officer
West Yorkshire Pension Fund has appointed John Dewey as chief investment officer for the £20bn local authority pension scheme.
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NewsPLSA calls for ‘evidence-led’ approach to LGPS pooling overhaul
The pensions industry trade body has urged the government to put members at the centre of pooling reforms and to ensure a review process that is “transparent, fair, evidence-led and fully costed”.
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NewsMegafunds ball back in government’s court as LGPS pools approved
Six LGPS pools have been approved by the government following its ‘Fit for the future’ consultation, with final feedback awaited in its formal consultation response.
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NewsGovernment rejects pooling plans for ACCESS and Brunel
Two LGPS pools could be forced to merge with others after the government this week rejected their plans to comply with the chancellor’s “megafunds” objective.
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NewsLPPI commits £500m to new environmental private markets fund
Local Pensions Partnership Investments hired Helena Threlfall last year to run the new strategy, which will invest across private equity, infrastructure, venture capital and natural capital.
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NewsLGPS and MPs’ pension funds invest in social infrastructure vehicle
The two pension schemes have contributed to an initial £100m capital raise for the Newcore Social Infrastructure Income Fund.
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NewsACCESS awards more private markets mandates
European and US mandates have been awarded to Arcmont Asset Management and Golub Capital, respectively.
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NewsGovernment to consult on changes to LGPS contribution rules
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is expected to review rules around changes to contribution rates in the wake of a controversial decision by one LGPS fund.
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NewsACCESS pool awards multi-billion private equity mandates
The ACCESS LGPS pool has appointed Adams Street and HarbourVest to run a private equity mandate that could reach between £8bn and £12bn in size over the next few years.
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VideosInvesting locally: The case for residential housing and venture capital
Harry Raikes, private equity investment director at Schroders Capital, and Border to Coast’s John Harrison look back on two roundtable discussions with Local Government Pension Scheme leaders.
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ArticleInvesting locally: The case for residential housing and venture capital
In this roundtable discussion in association with Schroders Capital, senior figures from across the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) explored local investment themes with residential housing and venture capital investment specialists.