Local Government Pension Scheme

The £2.7bn Dyfed Pension Fund will move 15% of its assets into low-carbon equity portfolios in a move to reduce its carbon footprint by screening out fossil fuel and thermal coal exposure.

The Aberdeen City Council Transport Fund has agreed a £230m buy-in with Rothesay in the insurer’s first deal with a Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) fund.

Essex Pension Fund is looking to appoint an investment manager for a direct corporate lending mandate of approximately £200m to £250m.

Norfolk County Council has issued a tender notice for a multi-provide framework agreement for the provision of actuarial services, governance, and administration support and consultancy services.

GLIL Infrastructure has raised £500m from two Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) pools to fund UK infrastructure investments.

A £630m global active emerging market bond fund has been created by LGPS Central with initial investments from four pension funds.

The Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) has invested £10m in a social impact fund launched by Resonance to tackle homelessness.

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

Local authority funds must use lessons from the past to continue delivering into the future, says James Stoddart

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