Local Government Pension Scheme

As funds finalise their initial plans for pooling assets, two experts discuss the structural options.

PP looks at the local government pension funds' initial proposals for pooling

The biggest stories on PP this week were warnings that decent retirement could mean working until age 85, and the risks to members from pooling the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

Councillor Roger Phillips has been appointed chairman of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) advisory board and succeeds Joanne Segars who is stepping down.

Pooling the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) may not tackle the root causes of its deficit hole and members could be put at risk, according to the Pensions Policy Institute.

Local government pension funds for South Yorkshire and Tyne & Wear have joined a collaboration group led by Cumbria, East Riding and Surrey to pool investments.

PP looks at how planned LGPS reforms could undermine members' rights

State pension reform could cost local authorities and public sector contractors £1bn if the government forces them to pay for inflation protection, according to Mercer.

A group of local government pension funds in the Midlands have launched plans to set up a multi-asset investment pool to meet the government's plans to cut costs.

Plans to measure LGPS funding levels consistently from 2016 will give a more realistic picture of the scheme's health status with many funds expected to come out worse, writes Stephanie Baxter