Rachel Elwell

Chancellor launches pensions review to boost investment, and tackle 'waste' in system

Chancellor vows 'big bang on growth' to boost investment and savings as phase 1 of review

22 July 2024 • 9 min read

40% of Border to Coast assets excluded from climate targets

The pool said data quality needs improving before all assets can be brought into scope

06 October 2022 • 2 min read

12 pension funds launch EM climate collaboration

Scheme initiative will consider how to support the climate transition in emerging markets

12 May 2022 • 4 min read

Border to Coast nears £35bn with multi-asset credit fund

Commitments total around £1bn higher than originally anticipated

25 November 2021 • 1 min read

Asset pooling creates 'significant' value for LGPS

Survey of seven international markets confirms the benefits of scale from pooling are meaningful

14 September 2021 • 2 min read

Border to Coast sure of £250m savings as 45% assets pooled

LGPS pool saved two partner funds a total of £3.5m in a single transaction

23 July 2021 • 3 min read

Eight schemes write to Number 10 to urge more action on climate change

Eight major pension fund executives have called on prime minister Boris Johnson and the government to allow the financial sector to contribute to the UK’s decarbonisation efforts ahead of the COP26 summit in Glasgow.

25 January 2021 • 3 min read

Defined Benefit

LGPS pooling: Building on commonalities to maximise outcomes

Two years on from the launch of the LGPS pools, seven senior figures tell James Phillips all about the process and their plans.

10 June 2020 • 24 min read

Appointments

Border to Coast hires five to research and investment teams

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.

05 May 2020 • 2 min read