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NewsWelsh 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.
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VideosLAPF 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.
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News‘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.
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NewsLGPS 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.
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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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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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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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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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NewsLGPS pools back £510m affordable housing fund
The London CIV and ACCESS pools have invested in a new round of fundraising for an affordable housing strategy run by Legal & General.
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NewsFCA authorisation for pools ‘costly and time-consuming’, says LGPS board
The LGPS Scheme Advisory Board joins consultants and policy experts in querying the government’s proposals for reforming the Local Government Pension Scheme.
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NewsLGPS Central takes on £11bn in passive mandates
LGPS Central now runs more than £43bn on behalf of its partner funds, as the government seeks to accelerate pooling and expand the services offered by the pools.
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NewsGovernment urged to ‘seriously reconsider’ LGPS proposals
Industry commentators have warned of challenging timelines to achieve the government’s plans for the LGPS, while significant improvements to funding call into question the need for reform.
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FeaturesOutlook 2025: ‘Fit for the future’ consultation looms for LGPS funds
Change is afoot for the Local Government Pension Scheme, with consolidation plans from government and demand for more UK-focused investment. What will the next year bring?
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NewsPLSA leads engagement efforts over megafunds plans
UK pension schemes are seeking to engage positively with the government over plans to supercharge consolidation and increase investment in domestic assets.
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OpinionEditor’s notes: Mega challenges to get to megafunds
Are the “biggest set of reforms to the pensions market in decades” the right path for the government to pursue? Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve looks into some of the detail of the consultations announced last week.