Local Government Pension Scheme

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has gone live with a cost transparency compliance system and has on-boarded all UK schemes onto the platform.

A £1.2bn global investment-grade corporate bond fund has been launched by LGPS Central with four initial investors.

Members are increasingly seeking external adjudication on schemes’ approach to ESG issues. Stephen Richards outlines the steps trustees can take to prepare for this activism.

The £30bn Brunel Pension Partnership has called on asset managers to become more climate-aware or face removal from its portfolios.

The government’s ban on boycotts by public institutions may extend to the Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS).

The £45bn Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has launched its largest fund to date, with £5bn of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) assets being allocated to global equity alpha.

The Kent Pension Fund has reassured members that the closure of Woodford Investment Management will not affect its ability to pay benefits.

The £30bn Brunel Pension Partnership pool has selected Truvalue Labs to evaluate ESG and reputational risks across all of its asset managers.

Local authority schemes must work alongside other stakeholders, in the UK and abroad, to deliver meaningful action on ESG issues, says John Gray

Nick Greenwood – the former manager of the £2.2bn Berkshire Pension Fund – died earlier this month.