All Local Pensions Partnership articles – Page 2

  • News

    Schemes should not ‘mindlessly chase’ illiquidity premium

    2021-02-15T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The chief investment officer of the £19bn Local Pensions Partnership has criticised asset managers promising unrealistic returns from illiquid assets, arguing that they no longer provide the same premium they once did.

  • Opinion

    Private sector consolidators can learn from LGPS pooling

    2020-09-28T00:00:00Z

    The Pensions Regulator has given the green light for the establishment of the first private superfunds, but the consolidation of multiple pension schemes is not a simple task. Local Pensions Partnership chief executive Chris Rule explores some lessons of pooling.

  • Opinion

    LGPS: The differing approaches to investment pooling

    2019-12-30T00:00:00Z

    The belated establishment of LGPS pools has revealed an inequality in resources across differently sized schemes, says Broadridge’s Jonathan Libre.

  • News

    LGPS pools see opportunity in housebuilding push

    2018-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Chairs of Local Government Pension Scheme asset pools have stated their willingness to provide capital for housebuilding in the UK, but insisted any real estate investments will be viewed through a financial, rather than a political, lens.

  • Susan Martin
    Opinion

    Compromise and unity should not preclude variety

    2018-03-23T00:00:00Z

    From the blog: The government’s deadline for the formal establishment of Local Government Pension Scheme pools is only weeks away.

  • Opinion

    LPP: Why private sector schemes should pool assets

    2016-10-17T00:00:00Z

    The Local Pensions Partnership’s Susan Martin argues that pooling is not just for local authority pension schemes.

  • News

    Access set to rent as pools decide on structure

    2016-09-26T00:00:00Z

    The Access pool of the Local Government Pension Scheme is looking into renting a provider for the structure of its investment vehicle, but there are different options for pools depending on how much they want to outsource.

  • Opinion

    Another pensions headline

    2016-08-19T00:00:00Z

    Editorial: After the dust settled on the Robert Maxwell scandal, for many years pensions news was not exactly the stuff of dreams for journalists. But this year all that looks set to change, as pensions are now right up there alongside Britain's Olympic triumphs and conflict in the Middle East.

  • Opinion

    LPP: Pensions are not in dire straits

    2016-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Susan Martin from the Local Pensions Partnership makes the case for reassuring members about the industry’s robustness amid media doom and gloom.