LGPS consolidation
Investment
The Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is up and running after transferring around £7bn of UK and overseas developed equities from three of its stakeholder pension funds.
27 July 2018
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Transport operator FirstGroup has consolidated its pension scheme assets within the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in what is believed to be the first move of its kind.
27 November 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Paul Traynor says UK schemes can learn a lot from the overseas experience of scheme consolidation
10 April 2017
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4 min read
Investment
As the LGPS funds embark on the challenging process of pooling, there is much to be learned from the experience of their peers across the globe, writes Stephanie Baxter.
15 November 2016
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8 min read
Investment
The government's potential shift in attitude towards infrastructure investment since Brexit should be welcomed by the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), says Jeff Houston.
05 October 2016
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2 min read
Appointments
Jason Fletcher has been hired to lead the investment team of West Midlands Pension Fund (WMPF), after leaving Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) in April.
03 October 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The Local Pensions Partnership (LPP) has created a £1.2bn property investment pool to increase exposure to UK commercial and residential property.
13 July 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
BlackRock has been chosen to run nearly £2.8bn of passive assets by the eight Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) known collectively as the Welsh Funds.
20 April 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The UK watchdog has authorised the Lancashire County Pension Fund (LCPF) and London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) to form the Local Pensions Partnership (LPP).
11 April 2016
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2 min read
Appointments
Michael Ferguson has been made a senior consultant on Aon Hewitt's public sector team as the consultancy sees growing demand for governance advice.
11 April 2016
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1 min read
