LGPS pools

The London Fund has completed its first close after securing £100m investment from the London Pensions Fund Authority towards its £300m targeted offering.

The Wales Pension Partnership (WPP) has opened a series of fixed income funds for its eight constituent authorities, all of which will be investing.

Brunel Pension Partnership has launched a £300m multi-manager sub-fund focused on global small cap equities.

Brunel Pension Partnership has appointed four asset managers to run a £1.2bn sub-fund, while Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has appointed two specialist China managers.

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has completed £500m of private equity investments with another £485m of commitments made by its partner funds.

Four managers have been appointed to run the multi-asset credit (MAC) fund of the Border to Coast Pensions Partnership.

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has announced £1.4bn of infrastructure investments in a drive to build a diversified global portfolio.

Brunel Pension Partnership has opened a search for managers to run its £1.5bn multi-asset credit sub-fund.

London CIV has appointed Aviva Investors to run its newly-created inflation-plus fund, launched with £107m of investment.

Two years on from the launch of the LGPS pools, seven senior figures tell James Phillips all about the process and their plans.