Local Government Pension Scheme
Defined Benefit
The market value of funds for the English and Welsh local government pension schemes (LGPS) reached £259bn at the end of the 2016/17 financial year, official statistics show.
25 October 2017
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1 min read
Law and Regulation
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has called on the Scottish government to reform cessation debt rules in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
25 September 2017
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2 min read
Appointments
The central Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) pool has named John Burns as both its chief financial officer (CFO) and chief operating officer (COO).
20 September 2017
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2 min read
Investment
Brunel Pension Partnership (BPP) is looking for a head of private markets to directly invest the pool in real estate, infrastructure, private equity, and debt.
11 September 2017
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1 min read
Investment
Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) has become the latest asset manager to sign up to the £217bn Local Government Pension Scheme's (LGPS) code of transparency.
06 September 2017
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1 min read
Appointments
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Chris Sier to chair its working group on disclosure of costs and charges for institutional investors.
02 August 2017
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3 min read
Appointments
LGPS Central has named John Nestor and Eithne McManus as non-executive directors as it appoints its team ahead of the April 2018 deadline.
21 July 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The Brunel Pension Partnership has formed an investment company to manage £27.5bn of local government pension scheme (LGPS) assets.
20 July 2017
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2 min read
Investment
John Gray expains why pension funds should be invested in members' interests and not at the whim of the current foreign secretary.
20 July 2017
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3 min read
Law and Regulation
The government has been given permission to appeal a High Court ruling which deemed its investment guidance for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) unlawful.
17 July 2017
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1 min read
