Local Government Pension Scheme

Collaboration is key to delivering on LGPS Central’s mission to prove the pooling concept, Joanne Segars tells James Phillips.

Covid-19 has thrown up key questions on adaptability, administration processes and new working methods for the LGPS. Ian Colvin takes a look at how funds have responded and the changes that lie ahead.

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) cut its deficit by £31bn over the course of three years, its latest annual report shows.

The £9bn Tyne & Wear Pension Fund and the £1.4bn Northumberland County Council Pension Fund are set to merge following a consultation by the government.

The Wales Pension Partnership (WPP) has appointed Robeco to run its voting and engagement services following a comprehensive procurement process.

Northern LGPS has opened a procurement framework for property investment managers, mirroring existing collaboration agreements with local authority funds.

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has hired three people to its investment team and two to its research team following a series of new fund launches.

The £30bn Brunel Pension Partnership has hired CACEIS to provide cost transparency and benchmarking services across the partnership.

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has launched its first fixed income product with a £2.5bn sterling investment-grade credit fund.