Scotland mulls merging or pooling LGPS funds

Stephanie Baxter
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The Scheme Advisory Board for Scotland's £42bn 11 local authority funds has proposed merging their liabilities, assets and administration into one or more asset vehicles as part of a major structural review.

It is one of four proposals the board is consulting on after finding the Scottish Local Government Pension Fund faces a number of "significant challenges" including deficits, investment costs, and ...

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